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Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro APIs discontinued by OpenAI

OpenAI is discontinuing the Sora API on September 24, 2026. Both Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models have been removed from the Image & Video model picker and will stop generating on that date. Existing flows and templates using Sora must be switched to alternative video models like Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash.

Stacks this affects

ElevenLabs ships in 5 tested stacks here.

Faceless YouTube
Video · Creator
$92/mo
Faceless YouTube (budget)
Video · Creator
$6/mo
TikTok character
Video · Creator
$92/mo
TikTok character (audio + text)
Video · Creator
$42/mo
UGC ad creative
Marketing · Ads
$67/mo
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