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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Model snapshots in AI video release notes

A snapshot is a dated, fixed build of a model. A general model name can be moved to point at a newer snapshot while the older one stays callable by its dated name. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

OpenAI moved the sora-2 name to sora-2-2025-12-08 in January 2026 and kept sora-2-2025-10-06 available for anyone who needed the earlier behaviour. Anyone calling plain sora-2 got the newer model without changing a line of code.

Alibaba Cloud lists dated Wan 2.7 text-to-video builds, one from 25 April 2026 and one from 12 June 2026. The register counts each snapshot as an entry, because output can change on the day the name moves.

For anyone who needs repeatable results, the practical step is to call a model by its dated name rather than the moving one, and to note which snapshot produced a clip. The general name is convenient; the dated name is a promise that the behaviour will not shift underneath a project.

Where the term appearsOne dot per dated entry.Where the term appears2026-01-13Sora, Sora 22026-04-26Wan, Wan 2.72026-07-01Wan, Wan 2.7
Fig. 1 One dot per dated entry.
Entries that show the term, oldest first, read 2026-09-25.
DateLineVersionWhat changed
13 January 2026SoraSora 2The sora-2 name now points to a December 2025 snapshot; the October snapshot stays callable
26 April 2026WanWan 2.7A dated Wan 2.7 text-to-video snapshot from 25 April 2026
1 July 2026WanWan 2.7A second dated Wan 2.7 snapshot, from 12 June 2026

Inclusion rule. Entries whose note uses or shows the term. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.

1In the notes

Updated the sora-2 slug to point to sora-2-2025-12-08 . If you need the previous model snapshot, use sora-2-2025-10-06 .

OpenAI, API changelog

This version is a snapshot as of April 25, 2026.

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models

This version is a snapshot as of June 12, 2026.

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models

2Where new versions end up

Release notes such as “Snapshot” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:

Wan 3.0 is Alibaba Cloud's video generation model on the Model Studio platform, called through an asynchronous submit-then-poll API, in two tiers: the standard wan3.0-video and the faster wan3.0-video-prime.

SceneMixer, Wan 3.0 for AI Short Drama (2026): Parameters, Reference Limits, Moderation Rules and the 30-Second Take (read 2026-10-13)

Recommended is a badge on the tier the site suggests for most finished segments. You stay on the default, 480P, until you pick another tier.

SceneMixer, Wan 3.0 · 720P: the recommended tier — “Does Recommended mean 720P is the default?” (read 2026-10-13)

3Other terms

4Notes read