Following a preview earlier this year, Sora, OpenAI's long-awaited video generation model, is ready for public use. If you're a ChatGPT Plus or Pro subscriber in the US or “most other countries” where the chatbot is available, you can start experimenting with the tool starting today, OpenAI. announced on monday. The product is powered by a more powerful model than the one OpenAI introduced in February. Sora Turbo is significantly faster, according to the company, although OpenAI warns that the new model still has limitations. “It often generates unrealistic physics and struggles with complex actions for long periods of time,” the company says.
When users first visit the dedicated landing page OpenAI has set up for Sora, they will be greeted with a feed of videos that the model has created for other people. By clicking on a video, you'll be able to see the exact message someone gave Sora to generate the footage you see. From here, you can also decide to re-cut a video, combine it into a clip you're working on, or remix it. In this initial version, OpenAI limits Sora to generating videos up to 1080p and 20 seconds long.
ChatGPT Plus subscribers can use Sora to create up to 50 480p videos per month. Alternatively, Plus users can output fewer (and shorter) videos at 720p. OpenAI says the Pro plan offers 10x more usage, with higher resolutions and longer durations. “We are working on customized pricing for different types of users, which we plan to make available early next year,” the company adds.
For security purposes, each video features a visible watermark by default and contains C2PA metadata to assist with identification. OpenAI says it will prevent users from using Sora to create child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) and sexual deepfakes. More broadly, the company plans to limit human uploads until it has time to refine its safeguards against deepfakes.
Even if you don't have a ChatGPT subscription, you can still visit the Sora website to see what other people are using the tool to create. During today's livestream, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it may be some time before Sora arrives in Europe and the UK.
