Sora

3 entries between February 2024 and April 2026.

Every entry

  1. OpenAI shuts down the Sora video app

    OpenAI closed public access to the Sora video-generation app on 26 April 2026, a month after announcing the shutdown; API access was set to end on 24 September 2026. Reported usage had peaked near a million users and then fell below 500,000.

  2. OpenAI discontinues Sora and extends its funding round

    OpenAI said on 24 March 2026 that it would discontinue the Sora app and developer API access to its text-to-video model, and that its funding round had been extended by a further $10 billion to $120 billion in committed capital.

  3. OpenAI previews Sora, a text-to-video model

    OpenAI previewed Sora on 15 February 2024, a model that generates up to a minute of high-definition video from a text prompt. Access went first to red-teamers and a group of visual artists; a standalone product followed in December 2024.