Sora

OpenAI · video line

2 releases since 2024Latest: Sora 2Discontinued Apr 26, 2026

Where the line stands

How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

Sora 2

OpenAI · Sora line · video

Due344 days since the last release — usual gap is 295

Adds synchronized sound and 'cameos' (insert yourself into clips), launched as a social app. OpenAI shut the Sora app down on April 26, 2026 and ends the API on September 24, 2026.

Released Sep 30, 2025 · what changed →

Days since last release

Sora 2 · Sep 30, 2025

344

days

Usual gap

295

days

Recent gaps

Sora 2 · Sep 2025

295

Every Sora release

Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in OpenAI's own numbers.

Sep

Sora 2 OpenAI · SoraDiscontinued

Adds synchronized sound and 'cameos' (insert yourself into clips), launched as a social app. OpenAI shut the Sora app down on April 26, 2026 and ends the API on September 24, 2026.

Sources: OpenAI · Wikipedia

Dec

Sora OpenAI · SoraDiscontinued

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