OpenAI is rolling out animated GIF creation in ChatGPT, letting users generate GIFs from either text prompts or uploaded photos. The feature also includes tools for frame-by-frame editing and lets users adjust the animation speed.
Coverage across outlets centers on how the capability works and what it replaces for users who previously had to find GIFs elsewhere. The Next Web and The Verge both describe GIF generation and editing inside the chatbot, including the ability to edit individual frames and share the results. Decrypt similarly emphasizes that the GIF maker is powered by OpenAI’s Images 2.6 model, which is described as previously unannounced.
Some outlets also broaden the story beyond the consumer app. The Next Web adds that the update includes developer-facing changes, citing new API models, and reports OpenAI’s claim that users make more than 4 billion images per week. Android Authority frames the update as the image tool people “have been waiting for.”
