Checked fact 5024 Sep 2026Models and releases
OpenAI notified developers on 24 March 2026 that the Videos API and the Sora 2 video generation model aliases and snapshots would be deprecated and removed from the API on 24 September 2026.
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On March 24th, 2026, we notified developers using the Videos API and Sora 2 video generation model aliases and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on September 24, 2026.
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OpenAI schedules the Videos API and Sora 2 models for shutdown 24 Sep 2026
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