OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its powerful AI video model, app and API

OpenAI announced shutdown of Sora app and API via X, openAI posted a message on X announcing the shutdown and said it would provide timelines and details on preserving user work.

Promised timelines and preservation details for Sora users, openAI will provide timelines for the app and API and details on preserving user work.

Sora was first previewed in February 2024, sora was first previewed by OpenAI in February 2024.

Sora Turbo was released roughly 10 months after the initial preview, an updated Sora Turbo model was released about 10 months after the preview.

OpenAI released Sora 2 via API and mobile apps in 2025, openAI released a Sora 2 model over API and released apps for iOS then Android in 2025.