ChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/STK155_OPEN_AI_CVirginia__C.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">ChatGPT can now create GIFs using a prompt or a photo uploaded to the AI chatbot. The update, which is rolling out alongside OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, allows you to adjust the GIF's animation speed, edit individual frames, and share it with others.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Before this change, ChatGPT couldn't natively generate GIFs in a single step. An example shared by the company shows how ChatGPT can generate a GIF in response to the prompt, "can you make a gif of a cat dancing?," while also providing you with the option to change the playback speed and view it frame-by-frame.</p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/GIF.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;You can adjust speed and edit frames directly in ChatGPT.&lt;/em&gt; | Image: OpenAI" data-portal-copyright="Image: OpenAI"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Along with support for GIF-making, OpenAI says the Images 2.6 update also enable …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1026474/openai-chatgpt-animated-gifs-images-2-6">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>