ChatGPT adds GIF generation, Images 2.6 rolls out simultaneously
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OpenAI has added native GIF generation to ChatGPT: users can generate GIFs from prompts or uploaded photos, and adjust animation speed, edit frame by frame, and share; previously ChatGPT could not directly generate GIFs in one step. The feature is based on the new Images 2.6 model. OpenAI says Images 2.6 is rolling out to all ChatGPT and Codex users across web, desktop, and mobile; on the API side it is split into two models, GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst, which the company says generate 50% faster than the previous version. According to MarkTechPost, Flare returns images in as fast as 6 seconds at low quality settings; when quality is not specified, both models default to high quality, and adjusting complexity is not charged separately. OpenAI says ChatGPT and the API now generate more than 4 billion images per week, up from the 3 billion announced in September.
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- MarkTechPostFeaturedOpenAI Launches GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst: Adds GIFs, SVG Export and 6-Second API Generation
OpenAI released Images 2.6 across ChatGPT, Codex and the API as two models, GPT-Image-2.6 Flare (built for fast iteration, returning an image in as little as 6 seconds at low quality) and Sunburst (built for detailed compositions and edit consistency), with OpenAI claiming 50% faster generation than before. The update adds GIF output, SVG export, markup-guided edits and a complexity parameter (low, medium, high; default high, no extra fee), with token pricing identical to 2.5 at $5 per 1M text input, $8 per 1M image input and $30 per 1M image output tokens. OpenAI says users now generate more than 4B images per week across ChatGPT and the API, up from over 3B at the 2.5 launch eight weeks earlier.
- The DecoderChatGPT can now turn text prompts and photos into animated GIFs with OpenAI's Images 2.6 model
ChatGPT now supports animated GIF creation using OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, rolling out to all ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop, and mobile, per The Verge. Users can generate a GIF from a text prompt or uploaded photo, then adjust animation speed or edit individual frames. OpenAI is also releasing API models GPT-Image-2.6 "Flare" for efficiency and "Sunburst" for higher quality, and says users now generate over four billion images per week via ChatGPT and the API.
- The Verge · AIChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs
ChatGPT can now create GIFs from a prompt or an uploaded photo, with options to adjust animation speed, edit individual frames, and share the result. The feature rolls out alongside OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, which the company says also enables faster image generation and is available to all ChatGPT and Codex users across web, desktop, and mobile. OpenAI also launched GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in its API for faster, higher-quality image generation.
- OpenAI NewsFeaturedIntroducing Images 2.6
Images 2.6 introduces faster image generation, GIF creation, more precise editing, and new API controls across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.
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