# Sora Sora was [[OpenAI]]'s video generation model and standalone product. **The Sora app was shut down on April 26, 2026**, and the API is scheduled for shutdown on **September 24, 2026**. Video generation has been folded into [[ChatGPT]] alongside the [[ChatGPT Images 2.0]] image surface; same consolidation pattern, different modality. ## Why it was shut down OpenAI never published an official cause. Reported drivers: - Compute cost; reportedly around $1M/day to run. - Usage drop-off; peaked near 1M users, declined under 500k before shutdown. - Strategic shift toward consolidated ChatGPT surface and enterprise products. ## History - **December 2024**; launched as a standalone product at sora.com. - **September 30, 2025**; Sora 2 released with iOS and Android apps; added a TikTok-style social feed and let users generate videos of copyrighted characters by default (opt-out for rights holders) which drew immediate backlash. - **April 26, 2026**; Sora app shut down. - **September 24, 2026**; API shutdown scheduled. ## What replaces it Video generation moved inside ChatGPT, the same way [[DALL-E]] became [[ChatGPT Images 2.0]]. There is no Sora 3; the brand is being retired in favor of "ChatGPT can generate video" as a feature of the assistant. ## References - Official site (archived): https://openai.com/sora/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_(text-to-video_model) ## Related - [[OpenAI]] - [[ChatGPT]] - [[ChatGPT Images 2.0]] - [[DALL-E]] - [[Veo 3]] - [[Large Language Models (LLMs)]]