Overview

• OpenAI's GPT-4o image-generation model added one million users in just one hour, driving ChatGPT's active weekly users to 150 million as of April 2025.
• The viral feature, popular for creating Studio Ghibli-style images, has led to significant infrastructure strain, including service outages and slower response times.
• OpenAI introduced temporary rate limits on image generation to manage overwhelming demand and GPU capacity challenges.
• The company recently raised $40 billion in funding, valuing it at $300 billion, with plans to address infrastructure issues and advance its pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
• Despite operational challenges, GPT-4o's precise image-generation capabilities, including accurate text rendering and image transformation, have solidified OpenAI's competitive edge.