Sora (text To Video Model)

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Sora: OAI's video generation platform/application (text-to-video model)

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Sora was OpenAI's (OAI's) video generation platform/application, a proprietary text-to-video artificial intelligence model developed by OpenAI, first announced on February 15, 2024, and publicly released on December 9, 2024, to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. Sora 2 was released on September 30, 2025, offering improved physical accuracy, realism, controllability, synchronized audio, and character persistence, alongside a standalone consumer app (initially iOS, then Android) with features such as self-insertion via image-to-video, storyboards, and social sharing in a TikTok-like feed. The standalone Sora app, powered by Sora 2, was free to download but featured in-app purchases processed via Apple's system for additional video generations beyond free daily limits. Purchases, such as $4 for 10 extra generations, billed through Apple and displayed as "Apple Services" on user statements, aligning with standard iOS app monetization practices where Apple handles transactions and takes a commission. It generated realistic and imaginative video clips up to 60 seconds long from textual descriptions by simulating world physics, motion, and consistency, utilizing diffusion-based generative techniques to produce high-quality visuals with strong adherence to user prompts. It represented a significant advancement in AI-generated media, extending OpenAI's prior image-generation capabilities from models like DALL·E into dynamic video content, while incorporating safety measures to mitigate risks such as deepfakes. On March 24, 2026, OpenAI announced the full shutdown of Sora, including the standalone app, professional API, and all video generation features, redirecting resources to core research including world simulation for robotics.
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Sora (text-to-video model)

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Sorawas a text-to-video model and social media app developed by OpenAI. Using artificial intelligence, the model generated short video clips based on prompts, and could also extend existing short videos. In February 2024, OpenAI previewed examples of its output to the public, with the first generation of Sora released publicly for ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro users in the United States and Canada in December 2024.

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