Sora 2 is here

• Sora 2: text-to-video + synchronized audio model, Sept 30 2025.
  • 25-second 1080p videos; dialogue, SFX, and music generated together.
  • iOS at launch; Android shipped ~2 months later.
• $1B Disney deal: licensed character cameos built into the model.
• All output watermarked; realistic identifiable humans blocked.
• Benchmarks: ranked below Seedance 2.0, Runway 4.5, and Kling 3.0.
  • Praised for 2D animation; critics labeled the platform “SlopTok.”
• TikTok-style short video social platform bundled with model.
• Shutdown announced March 24, 2026 — lifespan ~6 months.
  • App off April 26, 2026; API off September 24, 2026.

X discourse

• @JacobFisherDF: “Sora is dead, there’s no Sora 2.” (505 likes)
• @sleepin_volk: “They are still going to be using Sora 2, they are just removing the previous version.” (349 likes)
• @AlfredAlfer77: “Sora2 was the one model that really did 2D animation right and could transcend the endless seas of 3D hyperreal slop.” (254 likes)

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