OpenAI Discontinuing Sora AI Video App

OpenAI announced end of support for Sora, openAI said it is ending support for the Sora AI video app six months after launch.

Sora will have app and API shutdown dates communicated later, openAI said it will share specific information soon on when the app and API will be shut down.

Sam Altman told employees ending Sora will free up resources, according to The Information, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said ending Sora will free resources for next‑generation models.

Sora generated AI videos using user-uploaded cameos, users uploaded short videos of themselves that the app used as input to create AI videos.

Sora launch achieved over one million downloads quickly, sora was downloaded more than one million times within about a week and a half after its late September 2025 launch.