Artificial intelligence companies know that AI enters through the eyes. A good image or video generator attracts many people, who may be encouraged to try other products. Nano Banana has taken it by storm, so OpenAI has been hard at work in “code red” mode: ChatGPT images 1.5 is now available.
When it launched GPT-5.2 a few days ago, OpenAI assured that the new image-generating AI would be available “in January,” but it seems they have gotten ahead of themselves. People are using AI to create Christmas cards, and we shouldn’t let the competition take the lead.
ChatGPT Images 1.5 promises to be on par with Nano Bananaand in my quick tests generating some images, it looks like it is.
OpenAI explains in the press release that its new image-generating AI It is four times faster than its predecessor. It is also much more precise when it comes to understanding prompts, and is capable of altering images without changing the lighting, composition or objects and people. Take a look at the presentation video:
ChatGPT Images 1.5: new features and improvements
Now, when you request edits to an uploaded image, the model more reliably matches your intent, down to the smallest details, changing only what you ask for while maintaining elements such as lighting, composition, and the appearance of people.
According to OpenAI: “This results in results that fit your intent: more useful photo edits, more credible clothing and hairstyle try-ons, along with stylistic filters and conceptual transformations that preserve the essence of the original image – ChatGPT can act as a creative studio in your pocket.”
ChatGPT Images 1.5 has also greatly improved chain editing. It is possible to link changes to an image, and the AI will do so while maintaining everything above. Until now, it often happened that a third or fourth change reinvented the image completely.
OpenAI claims that it has also improved the fonts and template design, for example posters, congratulations, etc.
He has paid special attention to the faces of the crowds. When you generate a group of people, the faces are more different, and have more natural poses.
Another novelty from ChatGPT Imagesalthough it is already integrated into ChatGPT and you can use it automatically in a chat, it is that It has its own section in the app menu. From here you can access predefined tools that make things easier for you: create a greeting, restore an old photo, switch between different artistic styles, etc.
ChatGPT Images 1.5 is now available for everyonealso for free users and the API. It’s built into ChatGPT, so you don’t have to do anything to activate it. Simply ask it to generate or modify an image.