OpenAI deprecates the Sora app and says it will share preservation timelines

• OpenAI says it is "saying goodbye to the Sora app," with more details still pending on shutdown timing and next steps for users shutdown post.
• The company also says it will share timelines for the app, the API, and how creators can preserve work they made in Sora HN summary.
• A related Hacker News discussion cites reporting that OpenAI may wind down other products using its video models, including developer access and ChatGPT video features, but that remains discussion-level context rather than a direct product notice HN discussion.

OpenAI's public message is narrow but consequential: the Sora app is being deprecated, and the company has not yet published the timeline creators need for exports, archives, or migration. The official wording, as summarized in the HN thread, says more is coming on the app, the API, and preserving user work.

For creatives, the immediate issue is continuity. Sora was both a video tool and a sharing surface, so the open question is not just generation access but whether prompts, outputs, and community-posted work will remain accessible during the wind-down. The broader shutdown picture is less certain. In the Hacker News discussion, one commenter points to reporting that OpenAI will wind down products using its video models, including a developer version of Sora and video functionality inside ChatGPT HN discussion. Until OpenAI publishes those timelines directly, the only confirmed change is the Sora app shutdown and a promise of later preservation details.