OpenAI rolls out Images 2.6 with animated GIF creation in ChatGPT and two new API image models
OpenAI says users now generate over 4 billion images a week across ChatGPT and its API, up from 3 billion in September; GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst launch in the API.
Why it matters
Animation becomes a one-step feature in ChatGPT: users can make a GIF from a prompt or an uploaded photo, then change playback speed and edit individual frames, which ChatGPT could not do natively before. OpenAI says Images 2.6 also speeds up image generation and is rolling out to all ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop and mobile. By the company's count, weekly image output has grown by a third since September. Watch how developers take up the two new API models.
Key facts
- Over 4 billion images generated per week
- Up from 3 billion per week in September
- Rolling out to all ChatGPT and Codex users
- New API models: GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst
- GIFs from a prompt or an uploaded photo