OpenAI Sora pricing, and what the same clip costs in ReelMint
Sora was OpenAI's consumer text-to-video and image-to-video app, bundled with ChatGPT Plus and Pro; OpenAI discontinued the consumer product on 26 April 2026 and the API is scheduled to end on 24 September 2026. Below: both tools' published prices, one clip costed the same way for each, and what each does after the video exists. OpenAI Sora figures were read from its pricing page on 12 September 2026.
| ReelMint | OpenAI Sora | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $29/month · 2,600 credits | Discontinued: the consumer app closed on 26 April 2026 and the API closes on 24 September 2026, per OpenAI's help centre. |
| One 10-second clip, cheapest paid plan | ≈ $0.67 (60 credits) | not computable: no consumer Sora plan is sold. Before the shutdown, ChatGPT Plus included up to 50 videos a month at 480p and Pro had higher limits and resolution |
| Price shown before you generate | Yes, on the button, per render | Credits deducted; see plan page |
| Free to try | 150 credits on sign-up, no card | None. The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on 26 April 2026. |
| Posts the video to your channels | TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X | No. Sora had its own in-app feed, now closed, and never posted to external networks. |
| Bots that generate and post on a schedule | Yes, Bot Studio, on every plan | No |
| Choice of video models | Kling, Wan, Seedance, Veo and more, priced per model | Own model(s) |
| Talking photo, voice clone, anime, face swap | All included | See notable limits below |
Clip cost = plan price ÷ credits it includes × credits one 10-second clip takes, on each tool's cheapest paid plan. OpenAI Sora: not computable: no consumer Sora plan is sold. Before the shutdown, ChatGPT Plus included up to 50 videos a month at 480p and Pro had higher limits and resolution. ReelMint: $29 ÷ 2,600 credits × 60 credits. Source for OpenAI Sora: help.openai.com/en/articles/20001152-what-to-know-about-the-sora-discontinuation.
When OpenAI Sora is the better pick
Nobody starting today. Teams with an existing Sora API integration can use it until the September 2026 shutdown; everyone else needs an alternative now.
When ReelMint is
When the video is a means to a post. ReelMint prices each render before you click, lets you pick the model per job, and then publishes to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X from the same screen, or hands the whole loop to a bot that posts every day. $29 buys about 43 ten-second clips a month.
OpenAI Sora plans as published
Discontinued: the consumer app closed on 26 April 2026 and the API closes on 24 September 2026, per OpenAI's help centre.
- Consumer Sora ended 26 April 2026; the API ends 24 September 2026.
- Creations can be exported from the sunset page; purchased Sora credits were redirected to other OpenAI products and are non-refundable.
- Search for a Sora alternative leads here: ReelMint runs Kling, Wan, Seedance, Veo and Hailuo behind one price list.
ReelMint plans
Starter $29/month with 2,600 credits, up to Agency at $499/month with 56,300 credits; one-time credit packs from $29. Every plan has every model at 4K, no watermark, and Bot Studio. Full table on the pricing page; every model's per-clip price is on the models page.
Questions
What is the closest Sora alternative?
For prompt-to-clip work, Veo, Kling and Seedance are the current frontier models, and all three are in ReelMint's picker with a per-clip price. ReelMint adds what Sora never had: posting to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, scheduling, and daily bots.
Can I move my Sora videos to ReelMint?
Yes. Export them from OpenAI's sunset page, upload them to your ReelMint Library, and publish or schedule them to your channels from there.
How much does the equivalent clip cost?
About $0.67 for a 10-second clip on ReelMint Starter at default rates, with the exact price shown before you generate. New accounts get 150 free credits on email verification.
Make the same clip in ReelMint
150 free credits on email verification, enough to render a couple of clips and see the price on the button yourself.
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