Web Search now supports explicit image search and can return images as Markdown embeds.

Image retrieval moves into the same Web Search call, so builders can ask Grok for visual evidence directly.

It sits inside Web Search as an enable_image_search option for responses that include relevant images as Markdown embeds.

• Jul 06, 2026OpenAI upgraded ChatGPT memory to keep context current and reduce stale or contradictory saved memories.
• Jul 06, 2026OpenAI began rolling out ads for Free and Go users in the UK.
• Jul 06, 2026xAI streaming Speech to Text now supports Smart Turn end-of-turn detection.

This is the world we build in. It moves this fast. We move with it.