OpenAI said on Nov. 4, 2026 that Images 2.6 is available worldwide in ChatGPT and Codex on every subscription tier, and that GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst are in the API. The company said the model generates images 50 percent faster than before, can export GIFs and SVGs, and adds image markup plus a complexity setting in the API. OpenAI also said people create 4 billion images a week across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.
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