Sora

Sora was OpenAI's text-to-video generation model. A user typed a prompt and got a short AI-generated video clip back. OpenAI also built a standalone Sora app around it, styled like a social feed of AI video clips, which drew huge attention at launch in late 2025 for its realism and criticism over deepfakes and low-quality AI content. OpenAI closed the Sora website and app on April 26, 2026, and the developer API is scheduled to stop accepting new requests on September 24, 2026. OpenAI has said the product cost far more to run than it earned in revenue. Confirm directly with OpenAI whether any part of Sora still works before planning to use it.

At this point, Sora is not a safe pick for a new project. The consumer app and website are already closed, and the developer API is set to stop taking requests on September 24, 2026, only days away. OpenAI shut the product down because it cost far more to run than it earned back and because it faced backlash over deepfakes and low-quality AI content. Any team that built a workflow around Sora should export its video and image library right away; OpenAI has told users to download their content before the cutoff. For new work, look at active alternatives instead, such as Google Veo, Runway, or Kling, and confirm each vendor's current status directly rather than relying on older reviews.