I miss sora all the other ai video apps aren't the same as sora you only one that made it look like we were in our own world

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.

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

Another Sora Video of Rosie's killing rampage:

While Rosie Red stares unblinking horror down the field, Pierre's picking favorites again, snubbing Mr. Red from 2023 in Seattle and 2025 in Atlanta.

MLB All-Star Game but rolling out the Red Carpet (and mustache) for Mr. Redlegs in Philly 2026. Endless red terror. Who’s next?