OpenAI has rolled out a new version of ChatGPT Images powered by its latest image generation model, GPT Image 1.5, making advanced image creation and editing available to all ChatGPT users as well as developers through its API. The update represents a significant upgrade in speed, accuracy, and creative control, strengthening OpenAI’s position in the rapidly intensifying competition around multimodal AI capabilities.
“The new Images model is rolling out today in ChatGPT for all users, and is available in the API as GPT Image 1.5,” OpenAI said, adding that image generation speeds are now up to four times faster than the earlier version. The company noted that most users will gain access immediately, while Business and Enterprise customers will receive access at a later stage.
According to OpenAI, GPT Image 1.5 delivers more reliable instruction following and higher-quality edits, particularly when users modify existing images. The model is designed to better preserve lighting, composition, and facial likeness even as changes are introduced, addressing one of the most common pain points in AI-driven image editing. This makes the new system more suitable for professional workflows such as design iteration, marketing creatives, and product visualization.
The updated Images experience also introduces a dedicated Images section within ChatGPT, offering users a more streamlined and intuitive way to generate, edit, and manage visuals. OpenAI said the model supports advanced image edits, dense text rendering within images, and complex creative transformations, expanding its usefulness beyond simple image generation to more nuanced, detail-heavy tasks.
For developers, OpenAI has reduced API pricing for image inputs and outputs by approximately 20 percent, making large-scale image generation and editing more cost-effective. While GPT Image 1.5 becomes the default offering, the earlier image generation model will remain accessible as a custom GPT, allowing users to continue workflows that rely on the previous version.
The launch comes shortly after Google introduced Nano Banana Pro, an image generation and editing model built on Gemini 3 Pro that integrates deeply with Google Search’s knowledge base. Against this backdrop, OpenAI’s focus on speed, edit reliability, and pricing signals an effort to differentiate on usability and developer adoption rather than raw capability alone.
With GPT Image 1.5, OpenAI is reinforcing ChatGPT’s evolution into a full multimodal platform—one that combines text, images, and APIs into a single environment for both everyday users and enterprise-scale builders.
