Tech Apr 16, 2026 updated 8 min GPT-Image-2 Leaked on LM Arena Under Tape-Themed Codenames in Two Waves OpenAI's unreleased image generation model GPT-Image-2 appeared on LM Arena under tape-themed codenames. The first wave was pulled within hours, but duct-tape variants resurfaced in mid-April in Battle Mode. OpenAI Image Generation AI LM Arena DALL-E
