Social Creators
Develop animated reactions, memes and expressive characters for posts and conversations.
GPT Image 2.6 AI Image Generator with GIF & SVG
GPT Image 2.6 generates images, animated GIFs and SVG designs from your ideas. Create expressive motion, refine visuals with image markup, and keep characters and details more consistent across edits.
Animated GIFs
SVG Output
Consistent Edits
Image Markup
Preparing the editor…
GPT Image 2.6 Examples
Explore animated characters, scalable SVG designs, imaginative scenes, and guided edits. Use a starter prompt to create your own variation.
GIF
GPT Image 2.6
OpenArt: A Falling Market
GIF
GPT Image 2.6
OpenArt: A Rising Market
SVG
GPT Image 2.6
Field & Flour: SVG Bakery Logo
GIF
GPT Image 2.6
Sketch to Character
GPT Image 2.6
Picsart: Glass Whale
GPT Image 2.6
Markup-Guided Room Edit
GPT Image 2.6
Sable: A Miniature Product World
What Is GPT Image 2.6?
OpenAI’s image model family expands into animation and vector output.
OpenAI released Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026. Also known as ChatGPT Images 2.6, the family creates and edits visuals from text and image inputs, with new GIF creation and SVG output capabilities.
Two versions serve different needs: Flare emphasizes faster iteration and improved layouts, while Sunburst emphasizes detailed compositions and consistency through repeated edits.
The release supports three connected creative tasks:
- Generate and edit images: Describe a composition or provide an image with instructions for the changes you want.
- Create animated GIFs: Explore character motion, reactions and short visual loops.
- Produce SVG designs: Create vector output for use in websites, applications and print.
Key Features of GPT Image 2.6
Create motion and vectors, then refine your images with more control over detail and composition.
Generate Animated GIFs
Turn an idea into a moving reaction, character or visual loop. GPT Image 2.6 introduces GIF creation, with launch examples ranging from animated sketches to expressive mascots.
Create SVG Output
Bring generated designs into website, app and print workflows with SVG output. This vector format adds a new way to carry an idea beyond a raster image.
Keep Details Through Edits
Refine a character, product or composition while preserving more of its defining details. Sunburst improves consistency across editing rounds, particularly at medium and high quality.
Guide Changes with Markup
Use sketches and image annotations to indicate where a change belongs. Spatial guidance makes your intent clearer, without promising that every unmarked pixel stays unchanged.
Explore Ideas Faster
Flare focuses on fast iteration and improves layouts for posters and product imagery. OpenAI reports generation in as little as six seconds at low quality; actual time depends on the request and settings.
Separate Planning from Detail
Quality controls visual fidelity, while complexity controls planning effort. Lower complexity suits focused edits; more involved scenes can benefit from additional planning.
Who Is GPT Image 2.6 For?
The model serves creators working with still images, animated characters and vector designs.
Designers and Illustrators
Explore image compositions, refine details and produce SVG designs for digital layouts and print.
Marketing and Brand Teams
Create campaign imagery, animate mascots and preserve recognizable product or brand details as you revise visuals.
Game and Animation Creators
Turn sketches into animated characters and explore movement through short visual sequences before a larger production.
How to Use GPT Image 2.6
Turn your idea into a visual, then refine the details with GPT Image 2.6.
1
Describe an Image or Edit
Enter a prompt describing the subject, composition and style. Add a reference image when you want to guide an edit.
2
Choose Your Settings
Select the model version and adjust the available output settings to suit your project.
3
Generate and Review
Review the displayed credit cost before generating. Inspect the result, download it or use it as a reference for another edit.
GPT Image 2.6 Specifications
Explore GPT Image 2.6 inputs, output capabilities and creative controls.
| Developer | OpenAI |
| Release date | November 4, 2026 |
| Model versions | Flare and Sunburst |
| Inputs | Text and images |
| Image workflows | Image generation and instructed editing |
| New output capabilities | Animated GIFs and SVG |
| Editing guidance | Sketches and image annotations |
| Creative controls | Separate quality and complexity controls |
| General video and audio | Not supported; GIF animation is a separate capability |
| Maximum raster resolution | Not confirmed in the reviewed 2.6 documentation |
Last updated: November 5, 2026
GPT Image 2.6 vs GPT Image 2.5
Compare the new release with its predecessor using the capabilities described in the release documentation.
| Spec | GPT Image 2.6 | GPT Image 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Versions | Flare and Sunburst | Flare and Sunburst |
| Text and image inputs | Supported | Supported |
| Image generation and editing | Supported | Supported |
| GIF creation | Added with this release | Not listed |
| SVG output | Added with this release | Not listed |
| Editing consistency | Improved against corresponding 2.5 baselines | Baseline for the 2.6 comparison |
| Separate planning control | Complexity control introduced | Not listed |
GPT Image 2.6 Advantages: Adds GIF and SVG workflows, with faster iteration and stronger detail preservation through edits.
GPT Image 2.5 Advantages: Supports text-driven image creation and reference-based editing, with a familiar still-image workflow.
Explore GPT Image 2.6 for animation, vector output and iterative visual work. Choose GPT Image 2.5 when your task centers on generating or editing still images.
GPT Image 2.6 Pricing
Choose a Shotyard plan for GPT Image 2.6. Generation uses credits, with the cost shown for your selected settings before you generate.
Basic
$10
Billed $120 annually$15
USD/month
- 300 credits/month
- All features available
- Unlimited downloads per day
- Assets owned by customer
- Faster generation speed
- Priority support
Pro
Flash Sale 50%
$14.5
Billed $174 annually$29
USD/month
- 1,000 credits/month
- All features available
- Unlimited downloads per day
- Assets owned by customer
- Faster generation speed
- Priority support
Max
Flash Sale 50%
$29.5
Billed $354 annually$59
USD/month
- 2,500 credits/month
- All features available
- Unlimited downloads per day
- Assets owned by customer
- Faster generation speed
- Priority support
Prime
Flash Sale 50%
$69.5
Billed $834 annually$139
USD/month
- 7,000 credits/month
- Team management
- Up to 5 team members
- All features available
- Unlimited downloads per day
- Assets owned by customer
- Faster generation speed
- Priority support
FAQs
GPT Image 2.6 Questions
Learn about GIFs, SVGs, editing controls and the differences between model versions.
1
Where can I use GPT Image 2.6?
Use the GPT Image 2.6 AI Image Generator on Shotyard. Enter your prompt, choose your settings and start creating.
2
What is GPT Image 2.6?
GPT Image 2.6 is OpenAI’s image generation and editing family, released as Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026. It includes Flare and Sunburst, and adds animated GIF creation and SVG output.
3
Can GPT Image 2.6 generate GIFs?
Yes. The release introduces GIF creation for ideas such as reactions, moving characters and visual loops. OpenAI also demonstrates turning a simple sketch into an animated character.
4
Does GPT Image 2.6 support SVG output?
Yes. OpenAI announced SVG output for designs used across websites, apps and print. This does not establish direct structural editing of an uploaded SVG document.
5
Should I choose Flare or Sunburst?
Flare emphasizes faster iteration and improved layouts. Sunburst focuses on detailed compositions and stronger consistency across edits, particularly at medium and high quality.
6
How do quality and complexity differ?
Quality controls visual detail and fidelity. Complexity controls the planning devoted to meeting your request, with lower settings suited to focused edits and higher settings useful for more involved scenes.
7
Can it make videos with sound?
The reviewed model documentation lists video and audio as unsupported. Animated GIF support does not imply MP4 generation, audio tracks or general image-to-video workflows.
8
What is the maximum output resolution?
The reviewed 2.6-specific documentation does not conclusively establish the maximum raster resolution. Resolution options documented for older models should not be treated as confirmed GPT Image 2.6 limits.
9
How is generation charged on Shotyard?
GPT Image 2.6 uses Shotyard credits. The generator displays the cost for your selected settings before you submit, so you can review it before each generation.
10
How can I write a more useful editing prompt?
Name the subject or region to change, describe the desired result and identify the details you want to preserve. For a complex composition, specify the layout, lighting, style and exact wording separately.