OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video Tool Months After Launch

OpenAI is killing its standalone Sora video generator less than 10 months after launch, folding the tool into ChatGPT and sunsetting the separate website and API by March 31, 2026. The company confirmed the shutdown in an email to users Thursday, offering refunds for unused subscription time and warning that all Sora-generated content will be permanently deleted from standalone accounts. The move marks a rare public retreat for the $157B AI giant.