Sora 2 and Sora App Released

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Sora 2 and Sora app specs as launched (September 2025)

Spec	Value
Maker	OpenAI
Released	30 Sep 2025
Clip length in the app	10 seconds
Native audio	Yes: voices and sound effects synced to the visuals
Input types	Text prompts or inspiration images
Cameos	Opt-in likeness and voice capture, verified with video and audio
Access	Invite-only iOS Sora app, launching the next day in the U.S. and Canada, more regions to follow
API	"Coming soon" at launch, along with Sora 2 Pro

Resolution, frame rate and price for the app were not published in any source opened for this table. The API specs are on the 6 Oct 2025 pin. Source is Tom's Guide on Yahoo, reporting OpenAI's launch. · source

Video model rubric2026 criteria

Estimate from the version's published specs and reviews, 0-5; scores are only comparable within one criteria year. Scored as launched (Sora 2 in the Sora app, 30 Sep 2025): clips of 10 s (ZDNET, PCMag; raised to 15 s and 25 s for Pro in October), 720p because OpenAI's sora-2 model page lists only 720x1280/1280x720 (the app's own pixel size was not published in any opened source; Sora 2 Pro's higher quality is scored on the API pin), native dialogue, ambience and effects, text or image input plus cameos (a recorded face and voice) and remixing, hence 3.5. Speed null: PCMag says 'about a minute or two' at an unstated resolution. Realism 4: Verge, PCMag, ZDNET and Unite.AI praise it with caveats on distortion and audio; Unite.AI carries affiliate links.

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techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/openai-is-launching-the-sora-app-its-own-tiktok-competitor-alongside-the-sora-2-model
techcrunch.com· Posted Oct 24, 2026· Starts Sep 30, 2025 ✓· 17% of score
TechCrunch (30 Sep 2025, 18:28 UTC), Tom's Guide (30 Sep) and The Verge^[2] (1 Oct) report the announcement on Tuesday 30 September 2025; Wikipedia^[6] says Sora 2 was unveiled with the iOS app that day. Some outlets describe the app as reaching users the next day.
[2]80%
OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it's getting hard to tell what's real
theverge.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 2025· 17% of score
Hayden Field's briefing report: OpenAI staff called Sora a possible 'ChatGPT moment for video', claimed a 'step function change' in physics, the app is invite-only with four friend invites, and clips generated live were 'terrifyingly realistic'.^[1]
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OpenAI just launched Sora 2 - here's how to join the waitlist (Tom's Guide)
tech.yahoo.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Sep 30, 2025· 17% of score
Launch-day explainer: invite-first rollout, then Sora 1 power users and ChatGPT Pro, Plus and Team; iOS app next day in the US and Canada; synced voices and sound effects; API and Sora 2 Pro 'coming soon'.^[1]
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Just How Good Is Sora 2 at Faking Reality? I Put It to the Test
au.pcmag.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Nov 6, 2025· 17% of score
PCMag's test: audio and video quality 'can be quite good' but distortions are easy to hit; cameos work well; Pro users get 25-second storyboard videos versus 15 seconds for others after the October update.
[5]85%
OpenAI sets two-stage Sora shutdown with app closing April 2026 and API following in September
the-decoder.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Mar 28, 2026· 17% of score
Reports that the Sora web and app version goes dark on 26 April 2026 and the API follows on 24 September 2026, with Sora continuing only as world-model research.^[1]

OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real · Oct 1, 2025	0.70
I tried the new Sora 2 to generate AI videos – and the results were pure sorcery · Oct 13, 2025	0.40
Just How Good Is Sora 2 at Faking Reality? I Put It to the Test · Nov 6, 2025	0.10
Sora 2 Review: How Real Are the Videos That It Generates? · Nov 23, 2025	0.70

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