Discontinued: app closed April 26, 2026; API removed September 24, 2026.
See the full Sora shutdown timeline and export steps
Sora has shut down. Here’s what to use instead.
There is no Sora to go back to — OpenAI named no replacement. If you used Sora for short cinematic clips, the live options are Google’s Veo 3.1 / Gemini Omni, Kling 3.0, MiniMax H3 (Hailuo) and Seedance. VideoCreate runs Seedance 2 mini, Kling 3.0 and Grok Imagine pay-as-you-go, vertical or landscape, up to 15 seconds and with sound; if you need lip-synced dialogue or 1080p/4K, go to Veo 3.1 or Kling 3.0 directly.
Sora and VideoCreate, side by side
Sora column: from the vendor’s own pages (numbers in brackets link to sources). VideoCreate column: what we run today.
- Status
- SoraSora app and web closed April 26, 2026. Videos API and all sora-2 / sora-2-pro models removed September 24, 2026. No replacement named.[1][2]
- VideoCreateLive.
- Your old Sora videos
- SoraOpenAI offered an export at sora.chatgpt.com/sunset and deletes Sora data after the export window.[2]
- VideoCreate—
- Last API price
- Sorasora-2 $0.10/s; sora-2-pro $0.30–$0.70/s (historical).[3]
- VideoCreateCredit packs from $4.99 (50 credits). A 6-second Grok Imagine clip is 6 credits and a 5-second Seedance 2 mini clip is 8 (≈ $0.45 and $0.60 at Pro-pack rates).
- Audio
- SoraSora 2 generated synchronized audio.[3]
- VideoCreateSound included with Grok Imagine, optional at no extra cost on Seedance 2 mini, optional on Kling 3.0 (19 instead of 14 credits for 5 s).
- Models
- Sorasora-2, sora-2-pro (removed).[1]
- VideoCreateGrok Imagine, Seedance 2 mini, Kling 3.0 (start/end frames, reference images, multi-shot).
The same shot, written for each model
The same three-shot scene, written the way OpenAI’s Sora 2 guide recommends, and the Seedance version we actually generated.
Written for Sora 2 (following OpenAI’s prompting guide)
Visuals: a narrow rain-soaked alley at night; a small ramen stall glowing at the far end under red paper lanterns; wet reflections. Camera: shot 1 wide, one slow push-in; shot 2 medium close-up, handheld; shot 3 extreme close-up macro, slow motion. Action beats: (1) we approach the stall; (2) an older cook lifts noodles from a steaming pot; (3) chopsticks lift glossy noodles, broth dripping. Look: 35mm film, subtle grain, warm lanterns against cool blue shadows.
OpenAI’s guide: write it like a brief to a cinematographer — visuals, one camera move per shot, actions in beats.
Written for Seedance (tested on VideoCreate’s sample clip)
Shot 1 (0–4.5s): wide shot, slow push-in down a rain-soaked alley toward a small ramen stall, red paper lanterns, rain and wet reflections at night. Shot 2 (4.5–6.3s): medium close-up, gentle handheld: an older cook in a navy work jacket lifts noodles from a steaming pot, warm bulb light from the left, cool blue shadows. Shot 3 (6.3–10s): extreme close-up, macro, slow motion: chopsticks lift glossy noodles, broth dripping. Style: cinematic 35mm film look, subtle grain, warm and cool contrast.
The Sora version can no longer be run. The Seedance version is the prompt behind the ramen clip on our homepage.
Generate with Seedance 2 miniWhen another tool is the better choice
- You need 1080p or 4K: Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0 offer them directly; we run 720p.
- You need a single clip longer than 15 seconds: we stop at 15 s.
- You want an API for a product pipeline: Google’s Gemini API and MiniMax’s API are built for that.
Questions
Is Sora still available?
No. OpenAI closed the Sora app and web experience on April 26, 2026 and removed the Sora 2 API on September 24, 2026.
What happens to videos I made in Sora?
OpenAI offered an export at sora.chatgpt.com/sunset and says Sora data is permanently deleted after the export window.
Did OpenAI release a replacement?
No replacement was named in OpenAI’s deprecation notice.
Does VideoCreate offer Sora?
No. We run Grok Imagine, Seedance 2 mini and Kling 3.0.