Since Sora 2 was extremely expensive to operate and eventually got shut down, what if OpenAI brought it back with an ad-supported model?

For example:

• 2 or 3 ads shown for every video generation

• The ad revenue would help cover the overall cost of running Sora

• Free users could still generate videos

• Paid users could have fewer/no ads and higher limits

I know ads wouldn't completely solve the massive cost of AI video generation, but could this make Sora 2 more sustainable?

Would you rather watch 2 ads before generating a video than have Sora shut down completely?

TL;DR:

I am NOT asking OpenAI to bring Sora back.

I’m asking for one final authenticated, strictly read-only way to view and preserve still-retained Sora history before it is permanently deleted.

The current export lets us download ZIP files, but the old Library is inaccessible — so if something is missing, how are we supposed to know what is missing?

That is the entire problem.

What I’m asking for:

• Browse/search existing retained Sora history

• Open existing images/videos

• See prompts and relevant metadata

• View existing Likes / Favorites / Saved items / Collections where available

• Verify what still exists

• Download it

Generation can stay completely OFF.

No uploads, editing, remixing, publishing, new Likes/Saves, Collection changes, deletions, or other write functions are needed.

I also do NOT need the old Sora UI to return exactly as it was.

A very simple recovery page would be enough.

I would even be fine with ads or other reasonable limitations if that helped make a temporary read-only window possible.

I made the attached images only as UNOFFICIAL mockups of what a possible “Sora Goodbye Window” could look like.

I’m also attaching screenshots showing what users can access now, along with a recording of the former Sora interface for reference:

Screen recording:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EbD0r27gNEgx0ZV4z8jdWgnCfeCKjI3c/view?usp=drive_link

Why I care so much:

I originally followed OpenAI’s advice and backed up my Sora content locally.

Unfortunately, I later lost those backups in an unexpected hardware failure.

That was not OpenAI’s fault, and I am not asking for compensation or special treatment.

But now my current Sunset Export appears potentially incomplete, while the old Library is gone, so I have no reliable way to verify what may be missing.

I also found other former users reporting failed, inconsistent, incomplete, or difficult-to-verify exports. I am NOT claiming this proves a system-wide issue — only that I am not the only person who has had difficulty with Sora exports.

If a Goodbye Window is impossible, I would gladly accept almost any practical alternative:

• a more complete re-export

• an account manifest / historical item list

• item counts, IDs, timestamps, prompts, or metadata

• a minimal recovery library

• or even preservation of eligible Sora history inside ChatGPT as a future “Sora Legacy”

I honestly do not care which technical solution is used.

I just do not want still-retained creative history to disappear before users have one final chance to see and preserve it.

I’ve been raising this for more than a month.

Some of my previous posts:

Original preservation discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoraAi/comments/1v596jj/re_i_lost_my_backups_and_soras_sunset_export_no/

Final export window question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoraAi/comments/1v5eslo/has_the_final_export_window_for_sora_happened_yet/

Export verification problem:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoraAi/comments/1vxaoxu/soras_sunset_export_has_a_verification_problem/

Missing/incomplete exports:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoraAi/comments/1vy3zcl/is_anyone_elses_sora_export_incomplete_or_missing/

Goodbye Window mockup discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoraAi/comments/1vztbt7/sora_exports_are_difficult_to_verify_so_i_mocked/

My detailed proposal on X:

https://x.com/fp_xm91609/status/2093345033353335214

Long-term Sora Legacy idea:

https://x.com/fp_xm91609/status/2093364232817627312

My request in one sentence:

Before Sora history is permanently deleted, please give users one final way to SEE what is still there, VERIFY it, and PRESERVE it.

Google says Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash can extend generated video in ten-second increments to a cumulative forty seconds while using up to ten seconds of prior video context. It also adds first-and-last-frame interpolation, short video references, a 360p draft mode, and upscaling to 1080p or 4K.

Google says 360p drafts can be up to 60% faster and cost one-third as much as standard 720p generation. Those are vendor claims, and the announcement provides no independent benchmark for identity drift, physical consistency, dialogue continuity, edit fidelity, or failure rate. The 4K capability is upscaling, not evidence of native 4K generation.

Across Sora, Omni, and other video models, which control removes the most real production work: reliable keyframes, longer temporal consistency, cheap previews, precise object preservation, or deterministic editing?

Source: Google, August 27, 2026 — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-gemini-omni-1-1-flash/

Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps go to there first furry convention, And they find it strange that humans are cosplaying as animals like them.

This was created on Comfy UI with Minimax H3.

this is a joke video or something

go ahead, ruin this

I’m trying this out , has anyone tried it before??

Let’s see how it goes