- Status
- Verified
- Category
- Image
- Terms dated
- January 1, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
OpenAI ChatGPT images (Sora discontinued)
You own ChatGPT image output and OpenAI assigns you whatever rights it has in it. Outputs may not be unique. Sora's app and web versions shut down on 26 April 2026 and its API on 24 September 2026.
Plan by plan
Free / Go / Plus / Pro
Yes- Who owns the output
- You (OpenAI assigns its rights, if any)
- Revenue cap
- none stated
- Attribution or watermark
- none stated
- Indemnity
- unknown
Output may not be unique; business plans are covered by separate business terms (not reviewed here).
Common questions
OpenAI's terms say you own ChatGPT's output and assign you any rights OpenAI has in it.
OpenAI's terms say you own the output and assign you any rights OpenAI has, though other users may get similar output.
In their words
“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.”
“Due to the nature of our Services and artificial intelligence generally, output may not be unique and other users may receive similar output from our Services.”
“The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026.”
“The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.”
Sources
- Primary terms openai.com · dated January 1, 2026
- What to know about the Sora discontinuation (OpenAI Help Center) help.openai.com
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