ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI images

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="I used ChatGPT and its Sketch tool to make this AI-generated image of a cat." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ai-label-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> I used ChatGPT and its Sketch tool to make this AI-generated image of a cat. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI <a href="https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-images-2-5/">announced ChatGPT Images 2.5</a> on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image based on that sketch.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">You can activate the Sketch feature by typing @Sketch into your chat box, and a window will pop up where you can make your drawing. I briefly tested it, and it successfully turned my bad doodle of a cat that I drew with my computer mouse into a realistic photo, per my instructions. You can also now leave comments directly on parts of images …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991727/openai-chatgpt-images-2-5-sketch">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>