OpenAI allows 15-second videos for all Sora 2 users, 25 seconds for Pro users

In its latest update, OpenAI has allowed all users of its short AI video app Sora 2 to generate 15-second-long clips on the app and web versions.

The update also allows 25 seconds of artificial intelligence generated videos via its web version for Pro users.

The ChatGPT parent has also made the storyboard feature on Sora 2 available on web version for Pro users. Storyboards are an editing tool that lets users create and control video narratives by arranging customisable elements representing key moments — or scene cards — on a timeline.



Sora 2 had shot to the top of Apple’s App Store rankings on October 3, just three days after its launch. This occurred even though the app is available on an invite-only basis in the United States and Canada

What is Sora 2

Sora 2 users can share their creations in a vertical feed similar to TikTok or Instagram Reels. OpenAI, however, claims to have prioritised content from users' networks with restrictions on infinite scrolling. The video generator will initially be free with "generous limits," though usage will be constrained by the shortage of computing power needed for video generation.

The app's exclusive invite-only status has created additional buzz, with access codes reportedly being resold on eBay for $10-45 despite such transactions violating OpenAI's terms, which could lead to the access being denied without a refund.

Sora 2 revenue-sharing model

ChatGPT and Sora parent OpenAI is expected to introduce controls allowing the owners of content rights to dictate how their characters are used in its AI video-generating tool and plans to share revenue with those who permit such use. The company will give rights holders "more granular control over generation of characters," Altman said in a blog post earlier this month.

Facing mounting pressure from Hollywood studios and talent agencies, Altman reversed the policy and said in the post that the company would shift to an opt-in system.

"We are hearing from a lot of rightsholders who are very excited for this new kind of "interactive fan fiction" and think this new kind of engagement will accrue a lot of value to them, but want the ability to specify how their characters can be used (including not at all)’’, his post read.