OpenAI is reportedly in talks with a startup to bring Sora back
DigiTimes reported talks to revive the video model, which OpenAI shut down this year. No deal is confirmed.
Leaked on 12 October 2026
OpenAI is in talks with a startup that would bring its Sora video model back, DigiTimes reported on October 13. Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) had shared the underlying report a day earlier with the line that "there's a chance that a version of Sora is coming back from the dead."
According to DigiTimes, the discussions center on customizing Sora and selling software built on it. OpenAI shut down Sora services earlier this year.
Neither OpenAI nor the startup has confirmed a deal, and the startup's role has not been made public.