Disney pulls out of OpenAI partnership after Sora app and API gets killed just months after launch

THE DECODER / 3/25/2026

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Key Points

  • OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app and its Sora API only months after they launched, according to the report.
  • Disney is withdrawing from the multi-billion-dollar partnership it signed with OpenAI just last December.
  • The article frames the pullout as a direct consequence of Sora being killed so quickly, suggesting business and product-risk concerns.
  • The move indicates uncertainty around commercializing generative video capabilities and the stability of early platform commitments.
  • The shutdown may force developers and enterprises planning Sora-based workflows to rapidly reassess tooling, roadmaps, and integrations.

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora app and API. Disney is now walking away from the billion-dollar deal the two companies signed just last December.

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