←Back to NewsAI News/ImagenewsImageApiOpenAI's GPT-Image-2 Now Generates Transparent Backgrounds in a Single API CallGPT-Image-2 can now generate PNGs with real alpha channels directly through the API, skipping the separate background-removal step for cutouts.SourceOpenAI DevelopersPublishedAug 20, 2026, 8:30 PMAuthorAlphaSignal NewsroomRead1 min readGPT-Image-2 can now generate PNGs with real alpha channels directly through the API, skipping the separate background-removal step for cutouts.Reporting is indexed from AlphaSignal. Rights remain with the original publisher and cited sources.Read original report ↗Next readsGoogle AI · newsGoogle Pics Brings Nano Banana 2 Into Docs and Slides to Fight CanvaOpenAI · newsOpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.5 Cuts Generation Time by 50% and Fixes EditsSpaceXAI · newsxAI Ships Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 With Half the Errors at Same Price
