Edition November 5, 2026

ChatGPT can now turn text prompts and photos into animated GIFs with OpenAI’s Images 2.6 model

ChatGPT is adding animated GIF creation from text prompts or uploaded photos with the new Images 2.6 model, rolling the feature out to ChatGPT and Codex users on web, desktop, and mobile.

Users can change the animation speed or edit individual GIF frames. A demonstration prompt asked for a dancing cat, producing several slightly varied versions of the character assembled into a flipbook-style GIF. The model’s image consistency appears strong enough to keep a character recognizable across frames, whereas earlier models would likely have changed its appearance too much.

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