OpenAI to shut down Sora generative AI video app

MANILA, Philippines – OpenAI will be shutting down its Sora video app, its generative artificial intelligence application designed to create videos from prompts.

It did not provide a reason for the shutdown.

In a statement on X on Wednesday, March 25, the Sora team said: “We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.”

The company added it would share more details soon, such as timelines for the app and its application programming interface, alongside how people can preserve what they’ve made on the app.

The announcement comes after a December 2025 deal between OpenAI and Disney, which would have let Sora use characters from Disney products in its video generation.

A Disney spokesperson told Variety in its report: “As the nascent AI field advances rapidly, we respect OpenAI’s decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities elsewhere. We appreciate the constructive collaboration between our teams and what we learned from it, and we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators.” – Rappler.com