OpenAI Just Killed Its Sora AI Short Video Generator

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Share: Share on X (Opens in new window)X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook Share using Native toolsShareCopied to clipboard Not even AI could’ve generated such a shocking headline as to wake up and read that OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, was putting its wildly popular Sora AI video generation on life support. It’s not just the iOS and Android apps getting the boot. It’s the browser version, as well. All of Sora is living on borrowed time. shock and awe There was a hell of an appetite for Sora’s smartphone apps when they debuted in late 2025. It raced to the top of the download charts for Android in November 2025 even faster than it had for iOS a month earlier. But the app gained a troubled reputation almost immediately after it launched for iOS on September 30, 2025. Videos by VICE From the use of copyrighted material that angered Hollywood to the outright fake news generated through the app, it wasn’t long until angry folks bombed the rating of the iOS Sora app to a dismal 2.8 stars. The Wall Street Journal broke the news on March 24, 2026, citing tumbling popularity as one of the factors behind OpenAI’s decision. Yanking support from Sora also means that OpenAI can redirect some of those freed-up resources to more promising pursuits. “As we focus and compute demand grows, the Sora research team continues to focus on world s...