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Free AI GIF Generator: GPT Image 2.6 Text & Image to GIF

GIFs made with this AI GIF generator

Each one came from the sentence under it, with nothing edited afterward.

  • Cartoon orange cat waving next to a speech bubble that says Hi

    A sticker that says hi

    “A cute chubby orange cat waving its paw next to a speech bubble that says ‘Hi!’. Simple cartoon sticker. Seamless loop: the cat returns to its starting pose.” 9 frames, and the background came out transparent.
  • Grumpy gray cat typing on a laptop with the caption MONDAY MOOD

    A meme with its caption

    “A grumpy gray cat typing furiously on a tiny laptop, bold white caption ‘MONDAY MOOD’ at the bottom. Meme style. Seamless loop.” 9 frames, caption spelled right in every frame.
  • Woman from a photo smiling and waving at the camera

    A photo that waves back

    One portrait photo plus “Make her smile and wave at the camera. Seamless loop.” 9 frames, same face, original background kept.

Why use Plimo as your AI GIF creator

This GIF maker runs on GPT Image 2.6, OpenAI's newest image model. It draws the whole GIF at once instead of cutting frames out of a video, and that fixes the things that usually go wrong.

  • Characters that don't morph halfway

    Every frame is drawn together, so the face, the outfit and the colors stay the same from the first frame to the last.

  • Loops without the jump

    The last frame leads back into the first, so the GIF plays on repeat without a visible cut.

  • Captions you don't have to fix

    Words in speech bubbles, captions and signs come out spelled right in every frame, even in Chinese, which AI pictures usually scramble.

  • Stickers without cutting out a background

    Cartoon characters, emoji faces and single objects usually come out on a transparent background, ready for a chat or a design. Photos keep their own background.

Two ways to make a GIF

Type one sentence, or add a photo and say how it should move. Both routes give you a looping GIF from GPT Image 2.6.

  • Start from a sentence

    Text to GIF. Describe who's in it, what they do and any words that should appear. Good for stickers, memes, reactions and anything that doesn't exist yet.

  • Start from a photo

    Photo to GIF. Add one picture of a person, a pet or a product and say how it should move. The GIF keeps their look and the photo's background. Small motions like a smile, a wave or a head tilt look the most natural.

How to write a GIF prompt

One sentence is enough. These four things make it work.

  1. Pick one main character

    A grumpy cat, a tiny dragon, your dog. With one subject, the motion stays easy to read.

  2. Give it one action

    Waving, nodding, laughing, spinning. One motion that can repeat loops better than a whole story.

  3. Put the words in quotes

    Write the caption exactly as it should appear, like ‘MONDAY MOOD’ or ‘Hi!’, and say where it goes.

  4. Ask for a loop

    All three examples above end with “Seamless loop”. Saying the character returns to its starting pose helps too.

What people make with the AI GIF maker

Small loops for the moments a still picture doesn't cover.

  • Reaction GIFs

    A slow clap, an eye roll, a cat falling off a chair. Make the exact reaction you were looking for instead of scrolling through search results.

  • GIF memes

    Put your own caption on a moment, like “me pretending to work” over a hamster typing at a tiny laptop.

  • Your pet, animated

    Add a photo of your dog and ask for a head tilt and a wagging tail. For a whole dance, the AI Dance Generator makes a full video.

  • Stickers and emoji

    Transparent cartoon stickers and emoji faces for chats and designs. Discord and Slack emoji have small size limits, so you'll need to compress them first.

  • Greetings

    A birthday cake with candles flickering and “Happy birthday, Sam!” on top, a pumpkin that winks for Halloween, a snow globe for the holidays.

  • Small product loops

    A sneaker spinning, a mug steaming, an app icon bouncing. For a longer clip with sound, take the photo to Image to Video.

Questions about the AI GIF generator

You can try it for free. New accounts get 100 credits once, which covers one 9-frame GIF, and unused credits don't expire. For 16-frame GIFs or more GIFs, you'll need a membership (see pricing).

You choose 9 or 16 frames. A 9-frame GIF loops every 1.8 seconds, a 16-frame GIF every 1.6 seconds with smoother motion. Both repeat forever, like any GIF.

512×512 pixels and usually 0.5 to 1.6 MB; 16-frame GIFs made from photos are the largest. That's fine for chats, comments and most social apps. Discord emoji (256 KB) and Slack emoji (128 KB) have tighter limits, so you'll need to compress the GIF before uploading it there.

A standard .gif, the same file the model made, with no extra compression. It plays in chats, browsers and social apps like any other GIF.

For stickers, cartoons and single objects, usually yes, without you asking. When you start from a photo, the GIF keeps the photo's background. You can also ask for a background in your sentence.

Yes, one photo per GIF, in JPG, PNG or WebP. Say how it should move, like “make her smile and wave”. Simple motions come out most reliably; big changes, like a full-body dance from a headshot, often come out less natural.

No. This tool makes a new animated GIF with AI. It doesn't stitch existing images or video clips together, so for a slideshow GIF from your own frames, a GIF converter is the right tool.

No watermark, on free accounts or paid plans. Business use, like GIFs in ads or for a client, needs a membership.

A week on a free account, and 30, 90 or 360 days depending on your plan. We don't use your photos or GIFs to train models.

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