Getty Images Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal With OpenAI
The deal signals Getty's continued move from suing AI companies over copyright to licensing its library for AI-powered search and information tools.
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Getty Images announced a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to make its licensed image library available in ChatGPT responses and OpenAI search functions. The deal follows Getty's earlier lawsuit against Stability AI and its own generative AI tool launch. Getty previously signed a similar agreement with Perplexity AI last year.
Getty Images announced a multi-year partnership with OpenAI on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Getty's licensed content library will be displayed in OpenAI's search functions and within ChatGPT responses. The announcement did not specify whether Getty's images will be used for training AI models or whether ChatGPT can modify them. Getty CEO Craig Peters said the partnership reflects a shared recognition that high-quality licensed visual content makes AI-powered search more useful and reliable. Getty previously took a strong stance against AI use of copyrighted works, suing Stability AI for copyright infringement in 2023. That lawsuit was dismissed at the end of last year. In October 2025, Getty signed a similar licensing agreement with Perplexity AI that required credit attribution with a link to the source. Getty has not disclosed start dates, pricing, or revenue sharing details for the OpenAI deal.
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- GameBusiness.jp Getty ImagesがOpenAIと複数年契約、ChatGPTにライセンス画像を提供へ