OpenAI shipped ChatGPT Images 2.0 today. Two modes — Instant for everyone, Thinking for paid tiers. The Thinking model topped Image Arena with a +242 point lead over Google's Nano Banana 2. Largest gap between #1 and #2 ever recorded on that leaderboard.
Apr 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
ChatGPT Images 2.0 update combines reasoning, research, and design with 2K output
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with reasoning, interactive editing, and improved multilingual text rendering.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a breakthrough that could fundamentally reshape graphic generation
OpenAI is adding reasoning and web search to its ChatGPT Images 2.0 image generator. The model can now create up to eight consistent images from a single prompt and handles text in general, and especially in non-Latin scripts, significantly better.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 Tops Arena With Big Jump Over Nano Banana 2
OpenAI’s models had created plenty of buzz on Arena when they were released under their codenames, and the official model has done pretty...
OpenAI launches a sub-$5 ChatGPT plan in India | TechCrunch
This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits.
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
ChatGPT Images 2.0 can create more “sophisticated” images, according to OpenAI.
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OpenAI upgraded Computer Use for ChatGPT Work with picture-in-picture mode and faster execution. So users can see what it is doing 👀h/t @AriX pic.twitter.com/7WYIGGIuOo— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) July 9, 2026
Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
OpenAI plans to test advertising in the U.S. for ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers to expand affordable access to AI worldwide, while protecting privacy, trust, and answer quality.
Apple not paying OpenAI to use ChatGPT in iOS 18: report
At WWDC on Monday, Apple announced its highly-anticipated partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to iOS 18. While Apple and...
Ads in ChatGPT | OpenAI Help Center
Explore general FAQs about ads in ChatGPT, including eligibility, personalization, privacy, and controls.
Ads in ChatGPT | OpenAI Help Center
Explore general FAQs about ads in ChatGPT, including eligibility, personalization, privacy, and controls.
It’s not just the vibes that are off inside OpenAI.
It’s the numbers, too, according to a new Wall Street Journal report, which echoes The Information’s claim earlier this month that CFO Sarah Friar has expressed concern about its IPO plans and CEO Sam Altman’s datacenter spending. It also says the company “missed an internal goal of reaching one billion weekly active users for ChatGPT by the end of last year,” and other revenue targets. [Link: The vibes are off at OpenAI | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/908513/the-vibes-are-off-at-openai | The Verge]
Do Self-Promotional “Best” Lists Boost ChatGPT Visibility? Study of 26,283 Source URLs
Just last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that more than 800 million people use the platform each week. But what does it take to get mentioned and
OpenAI may soon let you 'sign in with ChatGPT' for other apps | TechCrunch
OpenAI may soon let users sign in to third party services with their ChatGPT accounts, and is currently trying to gauge developer interest.
OpenAI For Countries Will Give ChatGPT A Huge Advantage, But That's Not Good News - BGR
OpenAI announced a new OpenAI for Countries initiative that might help ChatGPT become an even bigger AI force than it already is.
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