OpenAI updates image input handling in API, urges eval reruns
Model-side changes to image input handling can silently alter outputs in production pipelines that already passed earlier evals. Teams running vision workflows on the OpenAI API should diff their results against previous runs and read the changelog before shipping updates. Compared with locking model versions manually, this is a case where OpenAI itself flags behavioural drift.
OpenAI's developer account posted on X that workflows using image inputs should rerun evals and retry those workflows.
The recommendation points to a changelog on developers.openai.
com for details.No benchmark numbers or dates were included in the post itself.
The change suggests OpenAI adjusted how its models or API handle image inputs, which can shift downstream results.
If your workflows use image inputs, we recommend rerunning your evals and giving those workflows another try. More details in the changelog: developers.openai.com/api/docs/chang…📊 10 ⚡
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