Is Sora down?
No — Sora is up.
checked 0s ago · 0 user reports in the last 10 min
Sora is OpenAI's text-to-video model and app for generating short AI video clips.
OpenAI's status page
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As of 10/13/2026, 8:38:22 PM, OpenAI reports Sora as operational.
Is it just you?
Probably just youNo recent issue reports from other users.
Are you having issues?
Get an email the next time Sora breaks
One email when Sora goes down, one when it's back. Nothing else.
Common questions
Why is Sora not working for me?
OpenAI reports Sora as operational right now, so a problem is likely on your side: try refreshing, logging out and back in, disabling VPNs or browser extensions, or switching networks. If others start reporting the same issue, this page will say so.
How long do Sora outages usually last?
Based on recent OpenAI incidents we have tracked, outages like this typically resolve in about 124 minutes, though major incidents can take longer.
What can I use while Sora is down?
Right now these comparable AI services report themselves as up: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok.
Does Sora have an official status page?
Yes — OpenAI publishes an official status page at https://status.openai.com; this page mirrors it.
How reliable is Sora?
Over the last 30 days Sora had 45 incidents totalling about 2272 minutes of disruption, for 94.7% uptime — #27 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted 24 hours or more.
How often does Sora go down?
Sora has had 45 incidents in the last 30 days, most recently on October 13, 2026. See the full outage history below.
How reliable is Sora?
94.7%
uptime · last 30 days
45
incidents · 30 days
≥24h
longest outage
#27 of 35
reliability rank
Over the last 30 days Sora had 45 incidents totalling about 2272 minutes of disruption, for 94.7% uptime — #27 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted 24 hours or more.
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Recent Sora incidents
How we know
This verdict is OpenAI's own reported status, read every five minutes. Reports from people on this page are shown alongside it, never mixed into it.