# ChatGPT releases "Images 2.0" By Steven Van · 2026-04-22 PLUS: FLORA launches "360° Camera Control," Notion launches "Image Gen," and more. ## ChatGPT releases "Images 2.0" ## PLUS: FLORA launches "360° Camera Control," Notion launches "Image Gen," and more. ![Author]() [Steven Van]() April 22, 2026 ## Advertise with us ![]() **Good night. **OpenAI just dropped ChatGPT Images 2.0, a massive upgrade to its image model with sharper editing, accurate text rendering, flexible aspect ratios, and (for the first time) thinking capabilities. Also: FLORA added a new Camera Control feature that rotates around any image in a full 360, and Notion shipped native image generation inside docs. ## ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ### Learn AI in 5 minutes a day [![]()]() You don't have to scroll every AI thread, track every new tool, or watch every demo. [The Rundown AI]() breaks it all down for you — the latest AI news, tools, and tutorials in one free 5-minute email every morning. 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It's a step change in how well it follows instructions, places objects, renders dense text, and handles fine-grained detail. ![]() Everything you see was generated with ChatGPT Images 2.0 What's new: - **Sharper instruction following**: Places and relates objects accurately, renders dense text, and handles the fine details that usually break image models. - **Stronger across languages**: Non-English text now renders correctly *and* reads naturally, not just visually accurate. - **Stylistic range**: Better at capturing the look of photos, cinematic stills, pixel art, manga, and other distinct visual languages. - **Flexible aspect ratios**: Supports anything from 3:1 wide banners to 1:3 vertical posters, ready to use for slides, social, and print. - **Thinking mode**: When a thinking model is selected, Images 2.0 can search the web for real-time information, generate multiple distinct images from a single prompt, double-check its own outputs, and even create functional QR codes. - **Updated knowledge cutoff**: December 2025, with end-to-end intelligence for everything from copywriting to design composition. ## ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ### Accio Work: Your Business, On Autopilot [![]()]() Run your business effortlessly with [Accio Work](). 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