GPT Image 2.6 was released by OpenAI on November 4, 2026, as an image model in the GPT Image line.
Adds animated GIF and SVG output, an adjustable complexity setting and faster generation to GPT Image 2.5, at the same API token prices.
Compared with GPT Image 2.5 · the model it replaces
Costs developers the same as GPT Image 2.5
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, text input / image output
$5 / $30
same as GPT Image 2.5 · image input stays at $8
Scores higher than GPT Image 2.5 in blind image comparisons
Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena — people pick the better image without knowing the model
1259
▲ up from 1227 for GPT Image 2.5 · +32 Elo, margin about 15 · both Sunburst at max · #1 on Artificial Analysis, Nov 2026
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GPT Image 2.6 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.
Latest: GPT Image 2.6 · Nov 4, 2026
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