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sora-2 retirement date: September 24, 2026

Retired on September 24, 2026; requests to sora-2 now fail.

Retired on Sep 24, 2026retired
Provider
OpenAI
Model IDs affected
sora-2, sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08
Announced
March 24, 2026
Shutdown date
September 24, 2026
Replacement
None listed
Platforms
Dates apply to the OpenAI API. Fine-tuned models follow the same shutdown schedule as their base model. If you use OpenAI models through another platform, check that platform's own retirement schedule.
Source
Official OpenAI deprecations page (data last changed 2026-11-02, re-checked daily)
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Migrating from sora-2

Not yet reviewed. We haven't written model-specific migration notes for sora-2 yet. Start with the provider's official guidance, and use this general checklist:

  • Search your code, config and environment variables for sora-2, sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08.
  • Re-run your evaluation set against the replacement before switching traffic.
  • Recount tokens with the new model's tokenizer and re-check max_tokens, context fit and cost.
  • Check tool calling, structured output and stop sequences on your real prompts.
  • Dates apply to the OpenAI API. Fine-tuned models follow the same shutdown schedule as their base model. If you use OpenAI models through another platform, check that platform's own retirement schedule.

Check your code before Sep 24

Lint a requestPaste an API request and see every field that will return a 400 on the new model, with a fixed request. Find every sora-2 in your codePaste code, config or an n8n workflow to list each retiring model ID by line.

Also shutting down on September 24, 2026

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FAQ

When was sora-2 retired?

sora-2 (sora-2) was retired on the OpenAI API on September 24, 2026, according to the official OpenAI API deprecations page. Requests to it now fail.

What happens to sora-2 requests after the shutdown date?

After a model is retired, API requests to it return an error. Move traffic to the replacement and test it on your own prompts before the date.

Does this date apply to Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI or Azure?

Dates apply to the OpenAI API. Fine-tuned models follow the same shutdown schedule as their base model. If you use OpenAI models through another platform, check that platform’s own retirement schedule.

Which model IDs are affected?

All of these: sora-2, sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08.

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