OpenAI has launched a major upgrade to ChatGPT Images powered by its new GPT-Image-1.5 model, offering up to four-times faster generation, stronger instruction following, and precision editing via a dedicated “Images” tab in ChatGPT. The rollout is available to all users and in the API.
- ChatGPT Images now uses GPT-Image-1.5, delivering faster image generation and enhanced editing fidelity.
- A new “Images” workspace in ChatGPT includes presets, filters, and creative tools for image creation and edits.
- The system preserves lighting, composition and faces more accurately during edits while following user instructions better.
- The updated feature is rolling out to users on Free, Go, Plus, Edu, and Pro plans on web and mobile; Business/Enterprise support is coming soon.
OpenAI has officially released a significant upgrade to ChatGPT Images, introducing the GPT-Image-1.5 image generation model as the flagship engine behind the update. This version focuses on speed and precision, generating visuals up to four times faster and offering improved accuracy when editing or transforming images. Users can now access a dedicated “Images” tab inside the ChatGPT interface that includes creative presets and trending prompt suggestions, aimed at making image generation more intuitive and powerful.
The enhanced capability allows users to generate images from scratch, refine existing photos, and perform complex edits, such as realistic clothing or hairstyle try-ons, with better output quality and adherence to instructions. OpenAI’s official announcement notes that the update is available to users across multiple subscription tiers (Free, Go, Plus, Edu, Pro), and images are accessible both on web and mobile platforms. Business and Enterprise tier support is planned to follow.
This upgrade positions ChatGPT Images as a more practical tool for creative and professional visual tasks, with enterprise use cases increasingly in focus amid broader competition in the AI image generation space.
ChatGPT’s built-in next-gen image generation is amazing! 4x faster generation, precise edits that preserve details, preset styles without tricky prompts, and unified storage for works—perfect for creative creation and daily photo editing!
In short, OpenAI hasn’t just made ChatGPT better at generating images—it’s made AI image generation more accessible, more practical, and more powerful for everyone. As the AI visual creation space continues to heat up, this update sets a new standard for what users should expect, and it’s hard to imagine going back to the slower, less precise AI image tools of the past.
Its broad availability across most plans, with enterprise support on the horizon, shows OpenAI’s commitment to making advanced AI image generation accessible and useful for a wide range of creative and business applications.