OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with web‑search

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- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with web‑search, letting users pull online data to guide image generation.
- ChatGPT Images 2.0 can generate up to eight 2K images per prompt, preserving characters, objects, and styles across scenes.
- OpenAI adds 3:1 and 1:3 aspect ratios and improves text rendering in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and Bengali.
- Anthropic released Opus 4.7 on April 19, now competing with OpenAI’s multimodal push.
- Tesla expands robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston in April.
Why it matters: OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 lets Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users generate up to eight 2K images per prompt, pulling web data for richer visuals. Enterprises speed content creation, while rivals like Anthropic risk losing share as multimodal demand climbs.



