* SORA 2 VARIANTS
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* ABOUT SORA 2
Working with Sora 2
Sora 2 is OpenAI's video model, built around physical accuracy — natural motion, lighting and depth. Text and image variants each come in a standard and a Pro tier, and the Characters variant extracts a character ID from a short clip that can be reused across later Sora 2 generations.
When to choose Sora 2
Choose Sora 2 when physical realism is the priority and a character must recur across shots. Veo 3 and Kling are the alternatives when synchronized audio or motion control matter more.
Choosing between the variants
Characters is a preparation step that yields a reusable character ID, not a video. Text to Video and Image to Video are the generation routes, with Pro tiers for the takes that will ship.
* FREQUENTLY ASKED
About Sora 2
- What does the Sora 2 Characters variant produce?
- A character ID generated from a short video clip, which later generations reference so the same character reappears consistently.
- What does the Pro tier improve?
- Realism — motion, lighting and depth are rendered more accurately than in the standard variants.
- Does Sora 2 generate sound?
- The variants here are focused on the picture; for synchronized audio from the same call, Veo 3 or Seedance 2.x are better fits.