Sora
Text-to-video generation system producing clips up to about 20 seconds.
Source: OpenAI announcement · Updated 9 Dec 2024 · provider announcement
Capabilities
Capability ratings
Editorial assessment of what the system can do on each axis, 0-100. Capability is not adoption and not employment impact.
- Video84
Summary
Short-form video generation from prompts and stills, with editing controls.
Strongest axis for this model.
Average across all rated axes.
Impact
Occupations affected by Sora (3)
Occupations with published evidence mapped to this model. A model being able to do something is not evidence that firms use it.
Sora made short text-to-video generation publicly available, followed by competing systems with synchronised audio in 2025.
Sora made short text-to-video generation publicly available, followed by competing systems with synchronised audio in 2025.
Sora made short text-to-video generation publicly available, followed by competing systems with synchronised audio in 2025.
Provenance
Where this record came from
- Announcement
- https://openai.com/index/sora/
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