OpenAI Releases Sora Turbo: Faster Generation Speed Now Available for Plus/Pro Members

In the early hours of December 10th, OpenAI officially released the high-performance version of Sora—Sora Turbo, which achieves significant breakthroughs in video generation speed and efficiency.

Performance Improvements

Compared to the original Sora, the Turbo version achieves major advances in:

• Generation Speed: While the original version required 10 seconds to generate 1 second of video, Turbo can now generate four 10-second videos simultaneously in just 72 seconds
• Cost Efficiency: Substantially reduced costs for text/image/video-to-video generation
• Multi-tasking Capability: Supports parallel video generation for improved efficiency

Membership Benefits

Sora Turbo is now available to OpenAI Plus and Pro members with the following benefits:

Plus Membership ($20/month)

• 50 video generations per month
• Up to 720p resolution
• 5-second maximum video length

Pro Membership ($200/month)

• Unlimited slow-speed generations
• 500 accelerated generations
• Up to 1080p resolution
• Simultaneous generation of 5 videos
• Maximum 20-second video length
• Higher resolution modes reduce available generations

Availability and Restrictions

Current service coverage:

• Available in 155 countries and regions
• Excludes mainland China
• Excludes most European regions

Current Status

Due to overwhelming demand, the platform has experienced:

• Server overload
• Temporary pause on new user registrations
• Temporary slowdown in generation speeds

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has acknowledged these temporary measures, indicating that the team is actively working on optimizing service performance.