Sora has been shut down. The information stays as an archive; pick an alternative.
Sora
Discontinued: OpenAI's video generator (app closed April 2026, API September 2026)
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Sora was OpenAI's text-to-video model and app. OpenAI announced its discontinuation on 24 March 2026: the app and web experience closed on 26 April 2026 and the API on 24 September 2026. Pick an active alternative for new projects.
Not ideal for
- New projects: the service has been discontinued
Limitations
- No longer available
DNA
- Level
- Beginner
- Platforms
- unknown
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Facts
- Free plan
- unknown
- Free trial
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- Commercial use on free plan
- unknown
- Watermark on free plan
- unknown
- API
- unknown
- Open source
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- Self-hostable
- unknown
- Platforms
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- Runs on model
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Timeline
24 Sept 2026 · Shut down
OpenAI shuts down the Sora API
After the app (April), the API of video generator Sora has now been switched off too. Pick an active alternative for new projects.
Source: help.openai.com26 Apr 2026 · Shut down
Sora app and website closed
OpenAI closed Sora's consumer app and web experience; users had to download their videos before the deadline.
Source: help.openai.com24 Mar 2026 · News
OpenAI announces Sora discontinuation
Two-stage wind-down: the app closes in April, the API in September 2026.
Source: techcrunch.com
Alternatives
All alternatives to Sora →- RunwayGenerative video: from text or image to cinematic clipsUS$15/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- Google Veo (Flow)Google's video model with sound, via Flow and GeminiUS$4.99/moFree plan availableUnver.Freshly checked
- Kling AIRealistic AI video from text or images, credit-basedUS$8.80/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked