OpenAI Livestream: ChatGPT Images 2.0

https://openai.com/live/

Article

  • OpenAI livestream announcing ChatGPT Images 2.0 / gpt-image-2 model
  • Showcases improved photorealism, text rendering, and character consistency
  • Available via API with pricing roughly in line with prior gpt-image-1.5
  • Demonstrates generation and editing across diverse styles

Discussion

  • simonw shared live API usage examples during the stream
  • Alleged image in OpenAI blog post is copied from a Cornell newspaper photo credited to an individual
  • Presenters critiqued for zero on-screen presence despite impressive demo
  • Consensus: fidelity leap is real and alarming; AI vs. real image distinction nearly gone

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Added Apr 21, 2026
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