GoKawiilOpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.5, cutting generation latency by 50%
OpenAI released Images 2.5, an upgraded image model powering ChatGPT and the GPT-Image API, offering sharper detail, better subject preservation from reference photos, and more reliable multi-turn editing. The update ships alongside new ChatGPT features like Sketch, templates, and image comments, plus two developer-facing API models, GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and Sunburst.
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With over 3 billion images generated weekly across OpenAI's tools, faster and more accurate image editing directly affects millions of creative workflows in marketing, design, and personal use. The split between a fast Flare model and a higher-precision Sunburst model signals OpenAI's push to serve both casual and professional-grade image generation needs through its API.
- Images 2.5 cuts generation latency up to 50% versus Images 2.0
- New ChatGPT features include Sketch, templates, and image commenting for finer creative control
- API developers get two tiers: fast GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and high-precision Sunburst
Wacom Intuos Wireless Drawing Tablet — With ChatGPT's new Sketch feature letting you draw directly as a reference for AI image generation, a pen tablet makes those rough guides far easier than dragging a mouse. The Wacom Intuos gives you pressure-sensitive pen input that plugs right into your desktop workflow for quick concept sketches before you hand things off to the model.
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