OpenAI Ends Free Sora Access, Launches Paid Subscription and Creator Compensation System
Summary
OpenAI discontinues free Sora video generation service, implementing paid subscriptions and launching groundbreaking creator compensation system that pays rights holders when their copyrighted characters appear in AI-generated videos, marking a major shift toward sustainable AI monetization.
Key Points
- OpenAI shifts Sora from a free model offering 30 videos per day to a paid subscription service due to unsustainable GPU resource costs
- The company launches a 'Sora economy' where rights holders receive compensation for use of their copyrighted characters and content in AI-generated videos
- OpenAI plans to test the new monetization system with early users first, creating revenue streams for creators after initially using copyrighted material without payment