The Verge reported on November 4, 2026 that OpenAI is rolling out native animated GIF creation in ChatGPT alongside Images 2.6. The update can turn a written prompt or an uploaded photo into a GIF, extending the chatbot’s image-generation workflow into editable animation. Frame Controls for Generated GIFs After generation, users can change how quickly the animation plays, revise specific frames, inspect those frames individually and share the finished GIF. OpenAI’s example illustrated the…