What is new
Images 2.6 is OpenAI's model for creating and editing images. The main addition is GIF generation: a ChatGPT user writes a description or uploads a photo and gets an animation. OpenAI says the model holds on to details and visual style better through later edits.
The company says image generation is 50% faster. It did not publish benchmarks or explain how the number was measured. The result can be refined in the same chat by changing playback speed or editing individual frames.
Two versions for developers
OpenAI split Images 2.6 into two versions for API access. GPT-Image-2.6 Flare is built for fast generation, and at low quality an image can be ready in six seconds, the company says. GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst targets detailed graphics and keeps original image elements after repeated edits.
Both versions can create GIFs and make point edits. Graphics export in SVG vector format for websites, apps and print.
What it means for creators and sellers
OpenAI lists brand characters, product images and social media content as uses for the tool. The source article also says the model places elements on posters, product images and other business materials. Whether that fits your own workflow is worth testing on your files before you commit.
Several details are still open. OpenAI has not published pricing for Images 2.6 or API access, the exact rollout date and available countries, or limits on GIF length, resolution and file size. It also did not say whether free ChatGPT users get GIF generation.
The release follows Canva's Craft, the design platform's first AI model, which came out in October. For sellers on Amazon, Shopify and TikTok Shop, the useful part may be quick animated product visuals for social posts, so check the rules of the platform you post on.
How this was made: the text was written by AI from the source material, checked against the source and reviewed by an editor. The illustration was generated by AI for AISTETIKA and is not a frame from the story.
