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OpenAI schedules the Videos API and Sora 2 models for shutdown

2026-09-24 · that day's edition

OpenAI's deprecations page lists a 24 September shutdown date for the Videos API and five Sora 2 model entries.

OpenAI's deprecations page states it notified developers on 24 March 2026 that the Videos API and Sora 2 video generation model aliases and snapshots would be deprecated and removed from the API on 24 September 2026. The page lists six rows under this deprecation — the Videos API, sora-2, sora-2-pro and three dated snapshots — each with a shutdown date of 2026-09-24 and a dash in the Recommended replacement column.

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  1. 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.

    Deprecations · OpenAI · 2026-09-24
    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.

  2. The deprecations table lists the Videos API, sora-2, sora-2-pro and three dated sora-2 snapshots with a shutdown date of 2026-09-24 and a dash in the Recommended replacement column.

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    Deprecations · OpenAI · 2026-09-24
    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.

  3. OpenAI's deprecations page lists six rows for this deprecation — the Videos API, sora-2, sora-2-pro, and three dated snapshots (sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08, sora-2-pro-2025-10-06) — each with a shutdown date of 2026-09-24 and a dash in the Recommended replacement column.

    Deprecations · OpenAI · 2026-09-24
    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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