Free tier limits · per-tool record
Sora Free Tier Limits (Verified September 2026)
Last verified Verified 12 days ago · Confidence: official
No verified free tier. Every limit below was read on the provider’s own pages; a field no official page states reads Unknown, never a guess.
Sora free plan limits at a glance
| Is there a free tier? | No Discontinued | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits or generations |
| ||||||||
| Credit unit | Unknown | ||||||||
| Max duration | Unknown | ||||||||
| Max resolution | Unknown | ||||||||
| Watermark | Unknown | ||||||||
| Queue | Unknown | ||||||||
| Credit card required | Unknown | ||||||||
| Sign-up required | Unknown | ||||||||
| Download allowed | Unknown | ||||||||
| Commercial use | Unknown | ||||||||
| Text to video | Unknown | ||||||||
| Image to video | Unknown | ||||||||
| Models available to free users | Unknown | ||||||||
| Official source | help.openai.com (external site) | ||||||||
| Last verified | Verified 12 days ago | ||||||||
| Change history | Observation history |
These limits describe no verified free tier. Unknown means this field was not verifiable on an official Sora page on the date above. It is not a “no”. Free plans change frequently; commercial rights are governed by the provider’s own terms. See how the data is verified.
Reading these limits
A limit appears on this page only when Sora’s own pricing, help, or documentation page states it. Where the table reads Unknown, no official page read for this record had published that detail — it is not a “no”, and it is not filled in with a guess. A one-time allowance does not refresh; a daily or monthly allowance returns at the stated cadence until the provider changes it.
The change log lists a change only after it is confirmed on the provider’s own pages, and Sora’s observation history keeps every earlier reading appended, never overwritten.
Questions about the Sora free plan
Is Sora free?
No. The tracker records no verified free tier for Sora, and the record is marked discontinued. The official pages behind that reading are listed under Official sources below and on the full Sora record.
How many free credits does the Sora free plan include?
There is no free plan to state an allowance for: Sora has no verified free tier in the tracker.
Does the Sora free plan add a watermark?
There is no verified free plan for Sora, so there is no free-plan watermark policy to state.
Where to go next
The full Sora record carries the fact frame, the quota breakdown and every official source with quoted extracts. For the workflow side, the text to video guide covers prompting one clear shot and diagnosing weak results. To see these limits against every tracked tool, open the free-tier tracker; to follow what moves, read the change log or its Atom feed.
Official sources
- platform.openai.com (external site)Official documentationRead live (curl)Checked
“The Sora 2 video generation models and Videos API are deprecated and will shut down on September 24, 2026.”
- help.openai.com (external site)Official help centerRead from a public web archive of the same official URLChecked
“The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026. The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.”
- openai.com (external site)Official announcementRead from a public web archive of the same official URLChecked
“As of April 26, 2026, the Sora product is no longer available.”
Last verified Verified 12 days ago. Confidence: official — read directly on the provider’s own page(s).
History
Tracking started: . No verified change observed yet — this section only gains an entry when a change is confirmed on the provider’s own pages.
Observations
- First verified record — observed from help.openai.com (external site).Free tier: No · Credits: Unknown · Refresh: Unknown · Watermark: Unknown · Max duration: Unknown · Resolution: Unknown · Commercial use: Unknown · Credit card: Unknown
Observations are appended here, never overwritten. Sora’s full observation history