#Sora 2 progress

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still condor
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Is there any Sora 2 progress going on? In terms of it being suitable for global regions and improvements in performance?

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There is some information in the sources about Sora 2’s rollout and capabilities, but nothing that outlines a detailed future roadmap or confirms full global availability yet.

1. Current availability / regions

For the Sora app and Sora 2, OpenAI currently lists support only for specific countries and regions on web and mobile: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, and Vietnam.[Sora 2 countries]

The help article explicitly warns that accessing or offering access outside these regions may lead to accounts being blocked or suspended, which implies Sora 2 is not yet globally available.[Sora 2 countries]

For Sora 1 on web, there is a separate note that it’s available in all OpenAI supported countries, but this does not apply to Sora 2 or the Sora app.[Sora 1 countries]

2. Performance and feature progress

The docs and release notes show that Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro are already positioned as next‑generation, higher‑realism models with synced audio, with Sora 2 tuned for speed and Sora 2 Pro for higher fidelity.[Video guide][Sora 2 models]

Recent updates indicate ongoing improvements and feature work rather than a static product:

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  • The October 2025 changelog announces the v1/videos API with Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro, confirming they are now exposed for programmatic video generation.[Changelog Oct 2025]
  • Sora 2’s model slug was updated in January 2026 to a newer snapshot (sora-2-2025-12-08), which implies continued iteration on the model itself.[Changelog Jan 2026]
  • Sora release notes describe new storyboards for Sora 2 and longer duration options (15s for all users, 25s for Pro on web), which are usability and creative‑control improvements.[Sora release notes]

However, the sources do not provide a forward‑looking roadmap (e.g., exact dates for expansion to additional countries or specific upcoming performance milestones). They only show that:

  • Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro are actively maintained and updated.
  • Geographic support is currently limited to a defined list of countries.

So, in summary: Sora 2 is progressing in terms of features and model updates, but based on these documents there is no explicit public timeline yet for full global rollout or specific future performance upgrades beyond the snapshot and feature updates mentioned above.

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