OpenAI has suddenly closed its doors on its generative AI video platform Sora, just months after launching it late last year.
Sora, which debuted on December 9th, 2025, had announced that it is being discontinued without providing a reason behind the move.
“We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built a community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.
We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. – The Sora Team.”
Just days after Sora’s launch, OpenAI announced that it had signed a $1 billion deal with Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora. The three-year deal would have allowed Sora users to generate short, user-prompted videos that involve 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars.
In a statement to Variety, a Disney spokesperson says the company is in talks with other AI firms in an effort to promote the brand and its characters.
“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.”
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