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ChatGPT Images gets faster, steadier editing
What changedOpenAI launched a new image model with more reliable targeted edits, steadier multi-step refinement, and up to 50 percent lower generation latency than its previous version. It is rolling out across ChatGPT, Work, Codex, and the API. The quality and speed comparisons come from OpenAI and early partners, not independent testing.
The useful part
Why it matters
People can refine a picture over several turns without rebuilding it each time, while applications gain a faster default model and a slower precision option.
Worth doing
What to do next
Test a familiar multi-step edit before changing a production image workflow.
Keep in mind
Good to know
Quality and latency comparisons are vendor-reported; independent testing was not available before the cutoff.
Evidence