Openai Adds Prompt-based GIF Creation Across Chatgpt, Codex and API

WHO:

The Verge - OpenAI introduced GIF creation in ChatGPT and released its Images 2.6 model.

The Verge - The feature is available to ChatGPT users and is rolling out to Codex users.

Mashable - OpenAI unveiled Images 2.6 alongside ChatGPT’s new GIF-generation capability.

WHAT:

The Verge - ChatGPT can create animated GIFs from a text prompt or a photo uploaded by the user.

The Verge - Users can adjust a GIF’s playback speed, edit individual frames, view it frame by frame, and share it.

The Verge - OpenAI’s example demonstrates ChatGPT responding to the prompt, “can you make a gif of a cat dancing?”

The Verge - Before the update, ChatGPT could not natively generate a GIF in a single step.

The Verge - OpenAI says Images 2.6 makes image generation faster in ChatGPT; Techmeme’s summary of The Verge reports a 50% speed increase.

The Verge - OpenAI says users generate more than 4 billion images per week across ChatGPT and its API, compared with 3 billion per week reported in September.

The Verge - OpenAI is launching GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst in its API for faster, higher-quality image generation.

Mashable - ChatGPT users can generate GIFs from text prompts or images.

WHERE:

The Verge - Images 2.6 is rolling out to ChatGPT and Codex across web, desktop, and mobile apps.

The Verge - OpenAI is also offering GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst through its API.

HOW:

The Verge - Users can request a GIF with a prompt or upload a photo, then adjust playback speed and edit individual frames directly in ChatGPT.

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 04:03 UTC)

OpenAI introduced GIF creation in ChatGPT, letting users animate prompts or uploaded photos. Users can adjust playback speed, edit individual frames, and share their GIFs. Its Images 2.6 model is rolling out across ChatGPT and Codex apps.