# Sora Public Launch

- Date: 2024-12
- Type: model
- Credit: OpenAI
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-public-launch

Ten months after the preview that broke the internet, Sora finally launches for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. The hype has cooled considerably. Competitors like Veo 2, Gen-3 Alpha, and Kling have closed the quality gap. The lesson is sobering: in AI, a year is a lifetime. The model that seemed impossibly ahead in February is merely competitive by December.

Links:
- OpenAI: Sora is here: https://openai.com/index/sora-is-here/
- OpenAI: Launching responsibly: https://openai.com/index/launching-sora-responsibly/
- Dustin Hollywood's first Sora clip: https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/1866205888089854448
- Dustin Hollywood on the new toolset: https://x.com/dustinhollywood/status/1866231961964175648
- Deedy Das: gymnastics is still the Turing test for AI video: https://x.com/deedydas/status/1866509455896260813

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/sora-public-launch
Era: 2024 · The Great Convergence
Last updated: 2026-10-02