OpenAI Sora 2 Characters creates reusable character IDs from video references for consistent character appearance across Sora 2 generations. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
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[
{
"id": "char_e9bd70c8fadc8191958144ce7c9d3810",
"name": "Joe"
}
]$0.001per run·~1000 / $1
Notice — Service Stability
The Sora 2 family is currently unstable. Generations may fall back to alternative models without notice and the service can be temporarily unavailable. OpenAI is also expected to discontinue this model in the future.
If you need an equally capable, stable alternative, we recommend Seedance 2: bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video.
Sora 2 Characters creates reusable character identities from short video clips. Upload a 2–4 second video of a character and assign a name — the model extracts identity features that can be referenced in Sora 2 Text-to-Video to maintain consistent character appearance across generated videos.
Character consistency Maintain the same character identity across multiple video generations.
Simple workflow Just upload a short video clip and provide a name — character ID is created instantly.
Reusable assets Once created, character IDs can be referenced in any Sora 2 Text-to-Video generation.
Ultra-low cost Only $0.001 per character creation.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| video | Yes | Source video of the character (2–4 seconds) |
| name | Yes | Name identifier for the character |
| Output | Cost |
|---|---|
| Per character ID | $0.001 |
Grab a WaveSpeedAI API key, then call POST https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/openai/sora-2/characters with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Start polling the result endpoint around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. On completed, read output values from data.outputs. Examples for Sora 2 Characters below.
set -euo pipefail
: "${WAVESPEED_API_KEY:?Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"name": "example"
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/openai/sora-2/characters" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d "$REQUEST_BODY")
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.urls.get // empty')
if [ -z "$RESULT_URL" ]; then
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
fi
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
created|processing) sleep 2 ;;
*) printf 'Unexpected status: %s
' "$STATUS" >&2; exit 1 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/openai/sora-2/characters";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"name": "example"
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
if (!task.id) throw new Error("Submission response did not contain a prediction id");
const resultUrl = task.urls?.get ||
`https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
if (!["created", "processing"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error("Unexpected status: " + result.status);
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"name": "example"
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/openai/sora-2/characters", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
if not task.get("id"):
raise RuntimeError("Submission response did not contain a prediction id")
result_url = task.get("urls", {}).get("get") or f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
if status not in {"created", "processing"}:
raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected status: {status}")
time.sleep(2)Sora 2 Characters is a OpenAI model for AI inference, exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. OpenAI Sora 2 Characters creates reusable character IDs from video references for consistent character appearance across Sora 2 generations. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground above.
POST your input parameters to the model's REST endpoint (shown in the API tab of this playground) with your WaveSpeedAI API key in the Authorization header. Submission returns a prediction ID. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. The playground generates production-oriented Python, JavaScript, and cURL examples with timeouts, transient-error handling, and safe GET retries. Full request/response shape is documented at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/openai/openai-sora-2-characters.
Sora 2 Characters starts at $0.001 per run. That figure is the base price — the final charge scales with the parameters you set in the form (output size, length, count, references, or whatever knobs this model exposes), so a higher-quality or larger output costs more than a minimal one. The exact cost for your current input is shown live next to the Generate button before you submit, and the actual per-call charge is recorded on the prediction afterwards.
Key inputs: `video`, `name`. The full JSON schema (types, defaults, allowed values) is rendered above the Generate button and mirrored in the API reference at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/openai/openai-sora-2-characters.
Sign up for a free WaveSpeedAI account to claim starter credits, copy your API key from /accesskey, then call the endpoint shown in the API tab of the playground. The playground also auto-generates a code sample in Python, JavaScript, or cURL for the parameters you've set.
Commercial usage rights depend on the model's license, set by its provider (OpenAI). The license summary appears on the model card above; see WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service for platform-level conditions.