OpenAI updates GPT-Image generator to version 2.6

OpenAI released Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026, featuring Flare and Sunburst API models, GIF generation, and SVG export for all users in ChatGPT and Codex. The digest also covers Apple's spending limits for engineers on AI, the Cognition SWE-2 Flash model, Copilot in Xcode, and Agility Robotics' Nasdaq listing.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-11-06Updated 2026-11-06

2026-11-06 Coding OpenAI

🛠 OpenAI updates GPT-Image generator to version 2.6

The Images 2.6 release is out: two API models—Flare (claimed ~6 seconds) and Sunburst (high detail), GIF generation from text and sketches, SVG export, and markup for local edits. Available to all users in ChatGPT and Codex.

🌍 In one day: Apple cut daily AI spending for engineers from $300 to $200 (Bloomberg), GitHub integrated Copilot into Xcode, Cognition released SWE-2 Flash (276 billion parameters, 12 billion active), and Agility Robotics became the first public humanoid company in the US.

👤 GIF and SVG are suitable for mascots, storyboards, and web graphics, but commercial use is governed by platform terms. The speed and price of SWE-2 Flash can be compared for free with SWE-2 until the end of November 2026.

Source 1: https://openai.com/index/introducing-images-2-6/ Source 2: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-04/apple-cuts-internal-ai-usage-budgets-in-move-to-reduce-spending

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