OpenAI's Images 2.6 adds GIF output and frame editing to ChatGPT

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What this means for you

Nothing to act on: the report gives no API name, price or rate limit for Images 2.6, so there is nothing to migrate to. If you produce GIFs outside ChatGPT, the per-frame editing is the part worth watching for an API equivalent.

OpenAI is rolling out a new image model, Images 2.6, alongside GIF generation inside ChatGPT. A GIF can be prompted directly or built from an uploaded photo, then slowed down or sped up and edited frame by frame before being shared. The Verge reports ChatGPT previously could not produce a GIF natively. The report gives no pricing for Images 2.6, no comparison against OpenAI's earlier image models, and no completion date for the rollout beyond it starting now.

Key facts

  • ·Images 2.6 is the OpenAI image model rolling out alongside GIF generation in ChatGPT. source
  • ·A GIF can be created from a text prompt or from a photo uploaded to ChatGPT. source
  • ·Users can change a GIF's animation speed and edit individual frames. source
  • ·Generated GIFs can be shared from within ChatGPT. source
  • ·According to The Verge, ChatGPT could not natively generate GIFs before this update. source

What the sources say

  • The Verge AI — The only account here: short on model detail, focused on what users can do with the GIF controls.

Sources

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