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OpenAIAI video appLast featured May 2026

OpenAI Sora

I'd skip itI'd give this a miss.

Sora was an AI-only video app that flopped badly, costing far more to run than it earned before shutting down.

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What I liked

  • Nothing stood out.

What I didn't

  • Cost about $15 million a day at peak
  • Only $2.1 million total revenue
  • Lost 66% of users in 90 days

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“Sora generated in total $2.1 million in revenue.”
13 most EXPENSIVE Tech Fails of all time 18:51
“Sora was costing them at peak usage around $15 million per day”
13 most EXPENSIVE Tech Fails of all time 18:58

Every time I covered it

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    13 most EXPENSIVE Tech Fails of all time

    Sora was an AI-only video app that flopped badly, costing far more to run than it earned before shutting down.

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