OpenAI releases GPT Image 2.0

How it developed

1. April 22, 2026Wes RothWhere it started

   OpenAI releases GPT Image 2.0

2. April 22, 2026The Rundown AI

   OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0

   The model plans, searches the web, and checks outputs before generating images, topping Arena AI's leaderboard ahead of Google's Nano Banana

3. April 24, 2026Matt Wolfe

   ChatGPT Images 2.0 Launched

4. May 1, 2026TechCrunch AI

   ChatGPT Images 2.0 Gains Popularity in India