December 18th.OpenAI said today that it is not currently launching itsVideo Generation Model Sora The application program interface (API) program, the model can generate videos based on text, images.
During an online Q&A with members of the OpenAI development team, Romain Huet, Head of OpenAI Developer Experience, made it clear:"We have no plans to launch the Sora API at this time."
Previously.OpenAI had to urgently close the application channel for the Sora-based video creation and editing suite due to much higher-than-expected traffic.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly apologized for this on social media platform X, admitting that he "grossly underestimated the demand for Sora" and saying that "it will take a while to make it available to everyone, and we're working on ways to make it happen as soon as possible. " It's worth noting that OpenAI reopened registration for Sora a few days ago.
OpenAI's strategy to hold off on launching the Sora API may put it at a disadvantage against its major competitorsIts main competitor Google has launched a limited access API for its video generation model Veo in early December. Its main competitor, Google, already launched a limited-access API for its video-generation model, Veo, in early December, and Google also announced this week that Veo 2, an upgraded version of Veo that is rapidly gaining popularity on the web for its high-quality output, will also have an API available sometime in 2025.
Additionally, 1AI notes that Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) also provides APIs for its newly launched Nova Reel video model. A number of startups focused on generative video have also provided APIs for their models, with one company, Runway, claiming that its APIs have been used by "the world's largest consumer tech companies to reliably generate millions of videos for their users. One company, Runway, claims that its API has been used by "the world's largest consumer technology companies to reliably generate millions of videos for their users.