What happened
ChatGPT can now generate GIFs from a prompt or uploaded photo, with controls to adjust animation speed, edit individual frames, and share them, rolling out alongside OpenAI's Images 2.6 model.
Why it matters
Previously, ChatGPT could not natively produce a GIF in a single step, so this closes a gap for users who want quick animated visuals without leaving the chatbot.
WHO IT HITSCasual ChatGPT users and creators who need quick animated images can now make GIFs inside the chatbot, while developers using OpenAI's API get access to the new GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst models for faster, higher-quality image generation.
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OpenAI is folding animated GIF creation directly into ChatGPT, a capability the chatbot previously lacked in a single step. The feature arrives as part of the Images 2.6 model update, which the company says also speeds up image generation in ChatGPT. The rollout covers all ChatGPT and Codex users across web, desktop, and mobile apps, and OpenAI is separately launching GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in its API for faster, higher-quality image generation. OpenAI also says users now generate over 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT and its API, up from the 3 billion per week it reported in September — a figure that underscores how much image output the platform is already handling as it adds GIF-making.
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