ChatGPT now makes animated GIFs from text or photos

OpenAI is adding a GIF feature to ChatGPT, powered by its new Images 2.6 model. Users can generate animated GIFs from text prompts or photos, then adjust playback speed and edit individual frames.

The detail that matters most for the industry is consistency. According to the report, the model keeps characters recognizable across frames, which is what makes flipbook-style animation work. Consistent subjects across a sequence have been a hard problem for generative image tools, so this is a meaningful step beyond single still images.

For marketers, designers, educators and developers, this points toward AI tools that handle motion and sequences, not just static visuals. Creative workflows may shift from producing single assets to iterating on short animated pieces.

OpenAI also says users now generate more than four billion images per week, a sign of how fast visual AI is becoming a everyday tool.