ChatGPT launches Images 2.6 model with new GIF generation feature
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On November 5, 2026, The Verge reported that OpenAI launched a GIF generation feature for ChatGPT, rolled out alongside the new Images 2.6 model. Users can generate GIFs directly via prompts or by uploading photos, and can adjust animation playback speed, edit frame by frame, and share GIFs. Previously, ChatGPT could not natively generate GIFs in one step, and this update fills that functional gap. The Decoder subsequently reported that the feature will gradually roll out to all ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop, and mobile. The two reports describe the feature in essentially the same way, with no contradictions. No follow-up developments or usage data have been disclosed yet.
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- The DecoderChatGPT can now turn text prompts and photos into animated GIFs with OpenAI's Images 2.6 model
OpenAI has launched its Images 2.6 model, letting ChatGPT users generate animated GIFs from text prompts or uploaded photos, with options to adjust animation speed and edit individual frames. The feature will roll out gradually to all ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop, and mobile.
- The Verge · AIChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs
ChatGPT can now generate GIFs directly from prompts or uploaded photos, rolling out alongside OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model. Users can adjust playback speed, edit frame by frame, and share GIFs; previously ChatGPT could not natively generate GIFs in one step.
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