OpenAI released a significant upgrade to its image generation capabilities in ChatGPT, announced on December 16, 2025. Powered by a new flagship model called GPT-Image-1.5, this update promises to turn ChatGPT into a true "creative studio in your pocket" — and it's rolling out to all users today.
Highlights include:
- 4x faster image generation
- Editing that preserves key details like lighting, composition, faces, and even branded logos while making laser targeted changes.
- Better instruction following for complex prompts
- Improved text rendering for denser, smaller text in images.
A standout new feature is a dedicated Images section in the ChatGPT sidebar. It offers preset styles, modern trending prompts, and inspiration without needing to type a full prompt every time. You can upload a photo for one-time likeness reuse, generate from scratch, or edit existing images seamlessly.
The old version remains available as a custom GPT, and the new model is also live in the API for developers.
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