GPT Image 2 Leak Timeline
Every confirmed signal about OpenAI's unreleased GPT Image 2 (a.k.a. the “Duct Tape” models) — dated, sourced, and credibility-ranked. Independent tracker, not affiliated with OpenAI.
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GPT Image 2 strings spotted in OpenAI iOS app build
Adam Holter reports decompiled iOS ChatGPT app bundles contain new image-model identifiers consistent with a near-term GPT Image 2 rollout. OpenAI has not commented.
Source: adam.holter.com ↗ - medium credibilitylm-arenaab-testing
Renewed LM Arena runs for tape-alpha models
Second wave of anonymous battles featuring packingtape / maskingtape / gaffertape variants observed on LM Arena, suggesting active A/B testing ahead of public release.
Source: Testing Catalog ↗ - high credibilitylm-arenapulled
OpenAI pulls tape-alpha models from LM Arena
Within hours of viral discovery, all three codename models (packingtape-alpha, maskingtape-alpha, gaffertape-alpha) disappear from public Arena rolls. Pattern consistent with OpenAI gated rollouts.
Source: Frontierbeat ↗ - high credibilitylm-arenadebuttext-renderingbenchmark-win
Duct Tape models debut — packingtape correctly renders watch face
Developer Pieter Levels (@levelsio) tags three anonymous image models on LM Arena. In blind battle vs Nano Banana Pro, packingtape-alpha correctly renders time on a wristwatch and handles dense scene text. Community coins 'Duct Tape' collectively.
Source: officechai.com ↗ - high credibilityofficialdeprecationrelease-pressure
OpenAI publishes DALL-E 2 + DALL-E 3 deprecation notice
Official OpenAI doc confirms DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 shut down on May 12, 2026. Migration guidance points developers toward 'gpt-image' family — implying a successor before or around that date.
Source: OpenAI ↗