OpenAI Caught Blind-Testing 'Mona-lisa-1' Image Model, Accelerating to Quarterly Releases

FuSheng_0306 · x · 2026-08-12

A new AI image generation model codenamed Mona-lisa-1 recently gained attention for its realistic texture and significant reduction in the typical "AI plastic feel." Internet sleuths subsequently revealed that this model is actually an OpenAI product, likely the successor to GPT Image 2.

This incident highlights how the iteration cycle for AI models is shrinking dramatically from annual to quarterly releases, forcing creators to constantly adapt to new tools.

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