by OpenAI
OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026, and the Sora API on September 24, 2026.
If you used it: OpenAI says to export your Sora content as soon as possible: go to sora.chatgpt.com/sunset and click Export, and you'll get an email when it's ready. OpenAI says it will email users before any final export window opens, and that Sora data will be permanently deleted after that.
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Source: help.openai.com · checked 2026-10-20
The Launchpad take
Sora was OpenAI's text-to-video app and API for making short video clips, with sound, from a written prompt.
High-quality video generation from text; cinematic clips; ad creatives; storyboarding; visual effects
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