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Sora is OpenAI’s closed-source text-to-video model. It generates up to one-minute high-fidelity clips with physically consistent motion and is accessed through the Sora app and OpenAI API.
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Open weight
0
API only
1
Avg score
58.6
Top benchmark
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Total HF downloads
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Primary modality
Video
First release
Sep 2025
Latest release
Sep 2025
Every release in the Sora family, ranked by composite score across benchmarks, popularity, efficiency, and versatility.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sora 2API | video | BB58.6 | — | Sep 2025 |
When each release shipped, newest first. Useful for tracking version cadence.
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Composite grades across this family. Higher is better, blending benchmarks, popularity, and efficiency.
Closed-source releases accessed through OpenAI’s API.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sora 2API | video | BB58.6 | — | Sep 2025 |
The Sora family is a series of AI models from OpenAI. This page lists every release in the family with its benchmark scores, parameter count, and hardware requirements.
By composite score, Sora 2 is currently the top model in the family. For local inference, match the parameter count to your VRAM budget. For quality, pick the highest scorer that fits.
See the open-weight section above for models you can run locally. The API-only section lists closed releases that must be accessed through the provider’s API.
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Benchmark data sourced from: Hugging Face, Arena.ai, Artificial Analysis.
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