Sora

OpenAI · Sora line · video

Released December 9, 2024Replaced by Sora 2Line discontinued Apr 26, 2026

Sora was released by OpenAI on December 9, 2024, as a video model in the Sora line.

Release 1 of 2 in the Sora line.
The first release in this line.
Replaced by Sora 2 on October 6, 2025, 301 days later.

No detailed card for this model: we only add numbers published by the maker or by independent benchmarks. Sources: OpenAI · TechCrunch

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Sora 2 is the current model in this line. The card shows 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

OpenAI · video line

Latest: Sora 2 · Oct 6, 2025

DiscontinuedOfficially discontinued on Apr 26, 2026

Added synchronized dialogue and sound effects and launched with a Sora social app for putting yourself into clips, which OpenAI closed on April 26, 2026 before shutting down the Sora 2 API on September 24, 2026.

What changed in Sora 2 →

Days since last release

383

days

Recent gaps

Sora 2 · Oct 2025

301

Every Sora release

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