OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app, six months after launch
The AI video app is closing after downloads fell from 3.3 million to 1.1 million a month. The Sora 2 model stays inside ChatGPT.
What happened
On March 24, OpenAI announced it is shutting down the Sora app, a TikTok-style feed of AI-generated videos that launched about six months earlier.
Sora's account on X posted: "We're saying goodbye to the Sora app."
OpenAI gave no reason and no shutdown date.
The numbers
| Peak monthly downloads (November) | ~3.33 million |
| Downloads in February | ~1.13 million |
| Lifetime in-app purchases | ~$2.1 million |
Source: Appfigures
What about Disney?
Disney had a $1 billion investment and licensing deal with OpenAI. According to TechCrunch, no money appears to have changed hands before it collapsed.
Is Sora gone completely?
No. The Sora 2 model remains available to paying ChatGPT users. Only the standalone app is closing.
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