OpenAI releases Images 2.6
The release adds animated GIFs and editing controls.
OpenAI’s announcement brings Images 2.6 to ChatGPT, Codex and the API. It introduces animated GIFs and additional editing controls. For developers choosing between the API variants, OpenAI positions Flare for rapid iteration and Sunburst for detail and consistency across edits at medium or high quality. The new complexity setting governs planning, while quality governs visual detail. The company recommends low complexity for most edits, reserving higher settings for scenes with more elements or constraints.
The Flare model page describes text and image inputs with image output; audio and video are not supported modalities. Its listed prices are token rates, not a fixed quotation for one finished picture. Per million tokens, text input costs $5 and cached text input $1.25; image input costs $8, cached image input $2, and image output $30. The page directs developers to their organization’s limits for the applicable request allowance. Usage tier determines those limits, so the model listing alone does not specify an individual account’s capacity.
MarkTechPost’s coverage connects the launch to the model pages and generation guide. Its comparison discusses competing image systems, highlighting output formats and pricing approaches. That is a secondary overview, not a CurioFuse test of image quality.