OpenAI releases Images 2.6 with GIF creation and reusable reference images
The gist
OpenAI released Images 2.6 in ChatGPT, Codex and the API, adding GIF creation and reusable reference images.
Users now make 4 billion images a week, so speed matters most.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2026OpenAI releases Images 2.6 in ChatGPT, Codex and the API, adding GIF creation, reusable reference images and frame editing, and launching GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in the API.
- Nov 4, 2026OpenAI says Images 2.6 generates images 50% faster than before; Flare can generate an image in as little as six seconds at low quality.
- Nov 4, 2026OpenAI says users now create 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT, Codex and the API, more than half a billion per day, up from 3 billion per week in September.