GPT-Image-2.6

Name: GPT-Image-2.6
Author: OpenAI

OpenAI🇺🇸 United States

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2.6minorNovember 4, 2026

OpenAI's Images 2.6 model adds native GIF generation to ChatGPT, with playback speed and frame editing controls. OpenAI says it also speeds up image generation, and it launches GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in the API.

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OpenAI's Images 2.6 lets ChatGPT generate animated GIFs with speed and frame editing

ChatGPT can now create animated GIFs from a text prompt or an uploaded photo, with controls for playback speed and individual frames. The feature ships with OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, which OpenAI says also generates images faster. OpenAI says users now generate over 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT and its API.

November 4, 2026 · 6:20 PM2 min read

OpenAI ChatGPT Images 2.6