---
title: "OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app, six months after launch"
description: "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."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/openai-shuts-down-sora-app
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-03-24T20:45:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T02:54:33.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "AI"
tags: ["OpenAI","Sora","AI","video"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","Appfigures","Sora (X)"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/oai-go-blog-opengraph-1200x630-8af4cd0a.png
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  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/openai-shuts-down-sora-app
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/openai-shuts-down-sora-app
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# 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.

![Image: OpenAI](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/oai-go-blog-opengraph-1200x630-8af4cd0a.png)

## 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.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, Appfigures, Sora (X)

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-03-24. Cite as: “OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app, six months after launch”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/openai-shuts-down-sora-app