OpenAI announces updates for ChatGPT images with ‘4x faster generation speed’
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OpenAI announced an update to ChatGPT Images that it says dramatically improves both the generation speed and instruction-following capabilities of its image generator.
A blog post from the company on Tuesday says the update will make it much easier to make precise edits to AI-generated images. Previous versions of the program had difficulty following instructions and often made unsolicited changes.
“The update includes much more robust instruction following, high-precision editing, and up to 4x faster generation speed, making image creation and iteration much more usable,” the company wrote.
“This marks a shift from novel image generation to practical, high-fidelity visual creation, turning ChatGPT into a fast, flexible creative studio for everyday edits, expressive transformations, and real-world use.”
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The OpenAI GPT-5 logo appears on a smartphone screen and as a background on a laptop screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece. (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The announcement comes just weeks after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” in a memo within his company to improve the quality of ChatGPT.
In the document, Altman said OpenAI has more work to do to improve the day-to-day experience. from your chatbot, such as allowing it to answer a wider range of questions and improving its speed, reliability and customization features for users, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Altman’s company-wide memo comes as competitors have narrowed OpenAI’s lead in the AI race. Last month, Google released a new version of its Gemini model that outperformed OpenAI in industry benchmarks.
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The OpenAI logo February 16, 2025 (Reuters/Dado Ruvic)
To focus on the “code red” effort to improve ChatGPT, OpenAI will delay work on other initiatives, such as a personal assistant called Pulse, advertising, and AI agents for health and shopping, Altman said in the memo, according to the Journal.
Altman also said the company would have a daily call between those responsible for improving ChatGPT, the newspaper added.
“Our goal now is to continue making ChatGPT more capable, continue to grow, and expand access around the world, while making it feel even more intuitive and personal,” Nick Turley, director of ChatGPT, wrote on X on Monday night.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Federal Reserve’s Capital Framework for Large Banks Integrated Review Conference in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. (Reuters/Ken Cedeno)
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OpenAI is currently not profitable and has to raise funds to survive compared to the competition. like Google, that can fund investments in their AI companies through revenue, the Journal reported.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter for News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@News.com, or on X: @Hagstrom_Anders.


