Getty Images stock is skyrocketing today thanks to a surprise deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Getty Images announced a partnership with OpenAI on Sunday, leading to a nearly 150% surge in its stock price in premarket trading. This multi-year agreement will integrate images from Getty's licensed content libraries into OpenAI's search results and discovery experiences within ChatGPT. When users ask ChatGPT questions, responses may now feature Getty-licensed photographs to illustrate the discussed topics. Getty CEO Craig Peters stated that high-quality, licensed visual content enhances the usefulness and trustworthiness of AI-powered search and discovery, a sentiment shared by OpenAI. This collaboration aims to provide richer visual experiences for ChatGPT users. The deal focuses on the display of images, not their use for AI model training. Getty Images, a major provider of editorial and stock imagery, has previously taken legal action against AI firms, including a lawsuit filed in 2023 against Stability AI for alleged copyright infringement through unauthorized training data. Getty largely lost that suit in November 2025, according to Reuters.