AI Video Production Cost: Sora 2 Pro vs Veo 3.1 (Tier 1)

Sora 2 Pro vs Veo 3.1
Complete Comparison: 25,000 input tokens × 5,000 output tokens
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🎥 60s Video ⚡ 30% Cached

Complete comparison of pricing, performance, and capabilities for 2 leading AI models with 60s Video, 30% Cached.

Comparison Criteria Sora 2 Pro
OpenAI
Veo 3.1
Google
Calculation Results (Current Inputs) (60s video (24fps), 30% cached)
Input Tokens N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Output Tokens N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Cost Breakdown
Input Cost N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Output Cost N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.000000 $0.000000
Total Cost $7.500000 Most Expensive $3.200000 Best Value
Processing Time 0.00 seconds 0.00 seconds
Tokens per Second N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Time to First Token 500ms 500ms
Cost per 1K tokens N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Tokens per Dollar N/A (Special Pricing) N/A (Special Pricing)
Cost per 1 Million Tokens (Informational)
Information not available - No token-based models in this comparison
Capabilities & Advanced Features
Images Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Video Support
60 (24fps)
✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Audio Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Caching Support
30
✗ Not Supported requested ✗ Not Supported requested
Batch API Support ✗ Not Supported ✗ Not Supported
Tool Usage Support ✗ Not Supported ✗ Not Supported
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ℹ️ Video length capped at 25 seconds maximum.

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Sora 2 Pro
OpenAIMax Context: 1,000,000 tokens
$0.50/sec per second (1080p)
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Use Batch API (50% discount)
30%
Provider-specific multipliers applied after all calculations
Enable for cache discounts
Select platform to enforce context limits
Number of requests (max 1M). Summary view auto-enabled >10k.
Will auto-convert to minutes for Voxtral models (9000 tokens = 1 min)
$0.067 per 1,000 pixels

Calculate Token Costs

$7.500000 Total Cost
$0.000000 Input Cost
$0.000000 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
0Total Tokens
$0.000000Cost per 1K
0Tokens per $
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown

Processing Speed

0ms Processing Time
200 Tokens/Second
500ms Time to First Token
0 Effective Speed

Model Comparison

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Model Information

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Apply 1.5x multiplier to output tokens (GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 4x Tunnel Multiplier (applied after markup)
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
Enable research tier pricing
Fee per source cited
🎤 Realtime Audio & Video
Session length for billing
📊 Multiple Models Detected: This page contains data for 2 models. See the detailed comparison table above, and switch between models using tabs below.

Sora 2 Pro OpenAI

$7.500000
Total Cost
⚠️ Video length capped at 25 seconds maximum.
🎥 60s Video (720p) ⚡ 30% Cached 📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
👁️
Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✓ Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✓ Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available requested
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✗ Not Available
⚡
Caching
✗ Not Available

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.000000 Input: $0.000000
Output: $0.000000
Optimized Cost $7.500000 Input: $0.000000
Output: $0.000000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 25,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.000000
  • Output Cost: $0.000000
  • Total Cost: $7.500000
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000000
  • Tokens per dollar: 0 tokens
  • Context Window: tokens
  • Thinking Source: (0 tokens)

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 200 tokens per second and 500ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 0.00 seconds
  • Latency: 500 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 200 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 0 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Professional filmmaking and marketing video generation.

Veo 3.1 Google

$3.200000
Total Cost
⚠️ Video length capped at 8 seconds maximum.
🎥 60s Video (720p) ⚡ 30% Cached 📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
👁️
Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✓ Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✓ Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available requested
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✗ Not Available
⚡
Caching
✗ Not Available

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.000000 Input: $0.000000
Output: $0.000000
Optimized Cost $3.200000 Input: $0.000000
Output: $0.000000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 25,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.000000
  • Output Cost: $0.000000
  • Total Cost: $3.200000
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000000
  • Tokens per dollar: 0 tokens
  • Context Window: tokens
  • Thinking Source: (0 tokens)

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 200 tokens per second and 500ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 0.00 seconds
  • Latency: 500 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 200 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 0 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Professional filmmaking and marketing video generation.

✨ Market Recommendations AI Model Registry

← Back to Sora 2 Pro
📋 Active Input Parameters
Input Tokens: 25,000
Output Tokens: 5,000
Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Cached Tokens: 30%
Video: 60 seconds (720p)
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs Sora 2 Pro vs Veo 3.1
🏆 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.002488 (rounded ~ 0.00) Best Value ↓ 100% cheaper ↓ 99.9% cheaper
🥈 Grok 5
xAI
 $0.041077 (rounded ~ 0.04) ↓ 99.5% cheaper ↓ 98.7% cheaper
🥉 Grok 5
xAI
 $0.041077 (rounded ~ 0.04) ↓ 99.5% cheaper ↓ 98.7% cheaper
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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.002488 (rounded ~ 0.00)
vs Sora 2 Pro: ↓ 100%
vs Veo 3.1: ↓ 99.9%
🥈

Grok 5
xAI

$0.041077 (rounded ~ 0.04)
vs Sora 2 Pro: ↓ 99.5%
vs Veo 3.1: ↓ 98.7%
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Grok 5
xAI

$0.041077 (rounded ~ 0.04)
vs Sora 2 Pro: ↓ 99.5%
vs Veo 3.1: ↓ 98.7%
✨ How recommendations work (v8.6.0): We scan all active models in the registry and only include those that support ALL your current inputs. For token-based models, we check if they can handle your token counts. For special pricing models (OCR, video, audio), we verify they have the correct pricing structure. Features marked requested were in your inputs but not supported by that model. Now using official provider pricing without reseller markups.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate are these AI model cost calculations?
Our calculations are based on official pricing from each provider (Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral) and are updated regularly. We account for all factors including multimodal inputs, caching discounts, batch API pricing, tool usage multipliers, OCR processing, audio minutes, silence fees, and research mode pricing. Note: Reseller markups and dedicated instance multipliers have been removed to reflect official provider pricing.
How is video pricing calculated?
Video processing uses either token-based billing (263 tokens per second) or duration-based billing for video generation models like Veo ($0.15-0.75 per second depending on resolution). 60fps content may incur a 25% surcharge.
How does prompt caching work?
Caching discounts vary by provider: Google and OpenAI offer 90% discounts on cached input tokens. Anthropic uses write (1.25x) and read (0.10x) multipliers. Savings are applied to the token portion only, not unit-based fees.
How do Market Recommendations work (v8.6.0)?
Our recommendation engine scans the entire model registry and only includes models that support ALL your current input parameters (tokens, images, video, audio, OCR, tools, batch API, etc.). It calculates exact costs with your settings and sorts by price, showing you the best value options that can handle your complete workflow. Special pricing models (OCR, video, audio, image generation) are properly handled and only appear when their specific input types are requested. v8.6.0 removes reseller markups (20% buffer) and dedicated instance multipliers to reflect official provider pricing.
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