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Release2026-11-04

OpenAI is rolling out GIF creation and editing in ChatGPT. Users can generate GIFs from a prompt or an uploaded photo. They can adjust animation speed and edit individual frames. The feature arrives with the Images 2.6 model update. Images 2.6 also speeds up image generation in ChatGPT. The update covers web, desktop and mobile apps. OpenAI also launched GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in its API. Users now generate over 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT and its API.

What changed

ChatGPT could not natively generate GIFs in a single step.

What it unlocks

Creating and editing animated GIFs directly in ChatGPT.

  • 4 billion images per week
  • 3 billion images per week in September

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