AI Tools
Text-to-video and image-to-video tools, and how close they are to usable.
MiniMax open-sourced H3 on August 3, 2026, a unified video generation model that produces 2K clips with native stereo audio from mixed text, image, video, and audio references.
OpenAI discontinued the Sora consumer app in April 2026 and will shut down the Sora API on September 24, 2026, abandoning a reported $1 billion Disney partnership along the way.