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Sora 2 API pricing per second

Generate video with OpenAI's Sora 2 through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.26per secondR$0.87 · 15 credits4 seconds at 1080p: $1.04Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

Sora 2 pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per secondIn reaisCredits
From an image1080p$0.26R$0.8715 credits
Text only1080p$0.26R$0.8715 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What Sora 2 accepts in each request

Modes
From an image and Text only
Duration
4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds
Resolutions
1080p
Reference images
up to 1
Sound
Always with sound

Code

How to call Sora 2 free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"openai/sora-2","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":4,"resolution":"1080p"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 1080p, each second costs $0.26 and a minute comes to $15.60 (R$52.20, 872 credits). Each generation runs 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds.
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The smallest Sora 2 generation costs 59 credits, more than the 15 free ones: use those to try a cheaper model from the catalog.
From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame. Text only: the prompt describes everything.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on Sora 2 and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls Sora 2 without a OpenAI account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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