Back to NewsOpenAI silently testing next-gen image backend "Image 2"December 17, 2025ModelsOpenAI is silently testing its next-gen image backend that people are informally calling "Image 2", allegedly considered in the same frontier tier as Nano Banana Pro.RelatedOpenAI Releases ChatGPT Image 2PrevDisney invests $1B into OpenAI with 3-year Sora licensing dealNextSimWorld: an open-ended simulator for agents in physical and social worlds