OpenAI's updated to ChatGPT Images brings it closer to more enterprise use cases with improved precision editing and instruction following.

OpenAI rolls out GPT Image 1.5 for ChatGPT, promising 4x faster generation, better instruction-following, and precise edits. The launch escalates its rivalry with Google Gemini.

On Tuesday, the company released GPT-Image Model 1.5, its newest image generator, promising faster performance, stronger instruction-following, and more precise editing tools. The new model is available immediately to all ChatGPT users worldwide and through OpenAI’s API under the name GPT-Image-1.5.

The ChatGPT maker and its competitor xAI have relaxed restrictions meant to keep new hires from leaving in the midst of a fierce talent war

The update follows Sam Altman’s internal “Code Red” push, as OpenAI races to counter Google’s fast-growing Gemini and its viral Nano Banana image model.

OpenAI rebuilds ChatGPT Images to challenge Google’s Nano Banana, bringing faster image generation, editing, and conversational iteration into one creative workflow.