# OpenAI adds Sketch controls and Images 2.5 to ChatGPT

_Published Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT · Products, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.5 and added Sketch, a feature that lets users draw inside ChatGPT and use the drawing as image-generation guidance. The release also allows comments on specific image areas for edits. OpenAI says Images 2.5 improves natural lighting, textures and multi-turn editing, and reduces generation latency by up to 50% compared with Images 2.0. The updated tools are available on desktop, mobile and web for ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex users.

## Sources

- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991727/openai-chatgpt-images-2-5-sketch)

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Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:13.275Z
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