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- ChatGPT can now create an animated GIF from a prompt or uploaded photo, adjust its animation speed, edit individual frames and share the result with others.
- ChatGPT previously could not generate GIFs natively in a single step; OpenAI’s demo used the prompt “can you make a gif of a cat dancing?” to demonstrate the new workflow.
- Images 2.6 enables faster image generation in ChatGPT and is rolling out to all ChatGPT and Codex users across web, desktop and mobile apps.
- OpenAI says users now generate over 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT and its API, up from 3 billion per week in September.
- OpenAI launched GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in the API for faster and higher-quality image generation.
Why it matters: ChatGPT users gain native, one-step GIF creation with direct speed and frame controls, closing a capability gap the product previously had. The rollout spans all ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop and mobile, while users already generate more than 4 billion images each week across ChatGPT and its API.
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