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ChatGPT now fills answers with pictures, charts, and buttons

OpenAI's new Intelligent UI lets the chatbot turn its replies into interactive tools instead of plain text.

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Pictures instead of paragraphs

OpenAI is rolling out a major visual upgrade to ChatGPT. Instead of just sending blocks of text, the chatbot can now fill its answers with interactive diagrams, charts, forms, and tappable buttons.

The change comes alongside the release of GPT-6, and it is designed to make explanations easier to follow. A comparison works better side by side. A complex machine is clearer when you can tap on each part.

OpenAI trained GPT-6 to decide when a picture or button will help more than words alone. When a simple text answer is enough, the model still writes normally 1.

What it looks like in practice

Some examples already shared by OpenAI show how the new interface works. Ask about a seven-speed bicycle, and the chatbot draws a labeled diagram with buttons you can tap to learn about each gear 1. Want to learn Mahjong? It generates images of every tile and organizes them into categories you can scroll through .

It can also build small tools inside the chat. Ask for a retirement savings calculator, a retro game, or a bill splitter, and it will create the tool right there in your conversation 1.

On social media, OpenAI posted a short clip showing interactive visuals that respond as you explore different ideas .

Who gets it first

The feature is rolling out globally starting today to ChatGPT subscribers — Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise. Those users get the mid-range GPT-6 Sol model 3.

GPT-6 Luna, a lighter and more efficient version, is coming to Go and free-tier users on Thursday 3. The higher-end GPT-6 Astra, used in Pro reasoning mode, does not support Intelligent UI yet .

Can you turn it off?

Yes. If the visuals feel too busy, you can switch to a simpler style in the settings under Personalization → Layout and Visuals → Simple 3. The feature also works across all reasoning levels, from Instant to Extra High .

One catch: Intelligent UI is only available in the main Chat tab. It does not work in the Work tab or in Voice mode 3. Connected plugins, like Gmail and Finance, will keep working as before .

Key facts

  • ChatGPT can now insert interactive diagrams, buttons, and tools directly into conversations.
  • The feature rolls out to paid subscribers today and free users on Thursday.
  • Free users get GPT-6 Luna; paid users get GPT-6 Sol.
  • You can switch to a simpler text-only layout in settings.
  • The feature does not work in Voice mode or the Work tab.

Key facts

  • ChatGPT responses can now include interactive diagrams, charts, buttons, and small tools.
  • The feature rolls out to paid subscribers today; free users get it Thursday.
  • Free users receive GPT-6 Luna; Plus and higher tiers get GPT-6 Sol.
  • Users can turn off visuals via a Simple layout setting in personalization.
  • Intelligent UI is unavailable in Voice mode and the Work tab.

Seen on social

Explore ideas through interactive visuals that respond as you learn, try, and discover. pic.twitter.com/SXBxaHHLBF

— OpenAI on X, see the post

Sources

  1. ChatGPT’s ‘Intelligent UI’ update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons — theverge.com
  2. ChatGPT's 'Intelligent UI' update fills its responses with pictures ... — newsbreak.com
  3. Intelligent UI in ChatGPT - OpenAI Help Center
  4. GPT-6 and Intelligent UI in ChatGPT - OpenAI API Community Forum

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