Release dates
— OpenAI launched Sora 2. ↗
Sora 2
Improved physics, control, and multi-shot state persistence with native dialogue and sound; web and app ended on 2026-04-26, and the API shut down on 2026-09-24.
Sora web and app ended on 2026-04-26; OpenAI shut down the Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro APIs and the Videos API on 2026-09-24.
MODEL NUMBER236
- First public date
- 2025-09-30
- Organization
- OpenAI
- Family
- Sora
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Specifications
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- Input modalities
- Text · Image · Video
- Output modalities
- Video · Audio
- Open weights
- No
- Status
- Retired↗
- Retirement date
- 2026-09-24
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Overview
PreviousSora Turbo— · — ctx
CurrentSora 2— · — ctx
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Architecture & capabilities
Model capabilities
Native audioPhysical consistencyMulti-shot narrativeCharacter consistency
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Release history
OpenAI launched Sora 2.
View sourceSora web and app were discontinued while the API entered its shutdown window.Effective date: 2026-04-26 · Web / App
View sourceOpenAI shut down the Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro APIs and the Videos API; the service is now retired.Effective date: 2026-09-24 · API
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Sources
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Sora 2 is hereOpenAI · Published 2025-09-30
Official · Verified02What to know about the Sora discontinuationOpenAI · Checked 2026-09-03
Official · Verified03OpenAI API deprecations: Sora 2 and Videos API shutdownOpenAI · Checked 2026-09-25
Official · Verified04OpenAI data controls: historical Videos API retentionOpenAI · Checked 2026-09-25
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