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Editorial magazine cover portrait of a woman in her late 20s, natural freckles, soft dewy makeup, nude glossy lips, styled low bun, warm natural window light, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, 8K, ultra-realistic skin detail.
GPT Image 2 — OpenAI's Next-Generation AI Image Generator
GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's newest image model, with sharper detail, stronger prompt adherence, and dramatically improved text rendering over GPT Image 1.5. Use GPT Image 2 for photorealistic portraits, product photography, posters with readable typography, and multi-image editing. This page also gives you one-click access to GPT Image 1, 1.5 and Mini — pick the right model for every workflow.
What is GPT Image 2?
GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's next-generation text-to-image and image-editing model, released in 2026. It produces higher-fidelity photorealistic images than GPT Image 1.5, renders in-image text accurately, supports three fixed aspect ratios (1024x1024 square, 1536x1024 landscape, 1024x1536 portrait), and accepts up to 10 reference images per edit request. GPT Image 2 costs about $0.10 per image (40 credits here) and runs through the WaveSpeed inference backend for faster cold starts.
GPT Image 2 vs 1.5 vs 1 vs Mini
A quick side-by-side of the four OpenAI GPT Image models. GPT Image 2 leads on fidelity and text rendering; pick the older or Mini variants when budget or throughput matters more.
| Feature | GPT Image 2 | GPT Image 1.5 | GPT Image 1 | GPT Image 1 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released | Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | Apr 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Price per image | $0.10 | $0.034 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Credits | 40 | 14 | 16 | 8 |
| Photorealism | Best-in-class | Very strong | Strong | Good |
| In-image text rendering | Excellent | Strong | Fair | Fair |
| Prompt adherence | Excellent | Excellent | Strong | Good |
| Image editing | ||||
| Multi-image reference (edit) | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 10 |
| Output sizes | 1024², 1024x1536, 1536x1024 | Auto, 1024², 1024x1536, 1536x1024 | 1024², up to 1536x1024 | 1024² only |
| Inference platform | WaveSpeed | Fal | Fal | Fal |
| Best for | Hero visuals, posters, photorealistic portraits | Premium production, background control | Balanced quality | High-volume, low-cost |
GPT Image 2
- Released
- Apr 2026
- Price per image
- $0.10
- Credits
- 40
- Photorealism
- Best-in-class
- In-image text rendering
- Excellent
- Prompt adherence
- Excellent
- Image editing
- Multi-image reference (edit)
- Up to 10
- Output sizes
- 1024², 1024x1536, 1536x1024
- Inference platform
- WaveSpeed
- Best for
- Hero visuals, posters, photorealistic portraits
GPT Image 1.5
- Released
- Dec 2025
- Price per image
- $0.034
- Credits
- 14
- Photorealism
- Very strong
- In-image text rendering
- Strong
- Prompt adherence
- Excellent
- Image editing
- Multi-image reference (edit)
- Up to 10
- Output sizes
- Auto, 1024², 1024x1536, 1536x1024
- Inference platform
- Fal
- Best for
- Premium production, background control
GPT Image 1
- Released
- Apr 2025
- Price per image
- $0.04
- Credits
- 16
- Photorealism
- Strong
- In-image text rendering
- Fair
- Prompt adherence
- Strong
- Image editing
- Multi-image reference (edit)
- Up to 10
- Output sizes
- 1024², up to 1536x1024
- Inference platform
- Fal
- Best for
- Balanced quality
GPT Image 1 Mini
- Released
- Oct 2025
- Price per image
- $0.02
- Credits
- 8
- Photorealism
- Good
- In-image text rendering
- Fair
- Prompt adherence
- Good
- Image editing
- Multi-image reference (edit)
- Up to 10
- Output sizes
- 1024² only
- Inference platform
- Fal
- Best for
- High-volume, low-cost
FEATURES
Why Creators are Switching to GPT Image 2
Four upgrades over GPT Image 1.5 that show up in almost every generation.
Photorealistic People & Scenes
GPT Image 2 generates hands, eyes, and skin textures with markedly fewer artifacts than GPT Image 1.5. Livestream screenshots, magazine-style portraits, and ensemble group shots all hold up to close inspection — no more uncanny-valley tells. Use GPT Image 2 when a shot will be viewed at 100% or printed.
Accurate In-Image Text
Readable titles, chyrons, buttons, menu labels and multi-language captions render correctly on the first try in GPT Image 2. Design YouTube thumbnails, Instagram posters, explainer diagrams and product UI mockups without post-hoc typography fixes.
Complex Compositions & Groups
GPT Image 2 handles four-to-six subject group shots, busy crowd scenes, and multi-layer product scenes more coherently than any earlier GPT Image version. It preserves relative scale, eyeline direction, and lighting consistency across the whole frame.
High-Fidelity Image Editing
Upload up to 10 reference images and GPT Image 2 Edit composes them with style-aware, high-fidelity output. Perfect for e-commerce product shots with model transfer, lookbooks with consistent outfits, or any workflow that needs multiple assets to converge into one final image.
USE CASES
What People Build with GPT Image 2
Six workflows that already ship to production on this page every day.
Photorealistic Portraits
Headshots, lookbooks, editorial covers. GPT Image 2's skin detail and expression control beat every other mainstream image model for human subjects.
Product Photography
Drop your product on any background, relight it, or put it on a model — up to 10 reference images per request. Ship ad creative without a studio.
Posters & Thumbnails
Headlines, subheads, call-outs — readable text renders on the first try. Cut YouTube thumbnail turnaround from 30 minutes to 30 seconds.
Illustration & Art Styles
Van Gogh, watercolor, anime, isometric, vector — GPT Image 2 follows named art styles with stronger consistency than GPT Image 1.5.
Infographics & Diagrams
Maps, flowcharts, UI mocks with real labels. Combine typography accuracy with consistent iconography for dashboards, pitch decks and explainers.
Social Media Content
Instagram carousels, LinkedIn banners, Twitter headers. Three fixed aspect ratios (1:1, 3:2, 2:3) cover every major platform without cropping.
PROMPT LIBRARY
Prompts that get the best out of GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 rewards specificity. Start from these patterns instead of generic prompts.
Product photography
Studio product shot of a white ceramic mug on matte black surface, single soft key light from the upper left, gentle rim light, pastel lavender backdrop, no reflections on the mug body, high dynamic range, commercial retail photography style.
YouTube thumbnail with text
YouTube thumbnail, dark gradient background, bold yellow sans-serif headline text reading ''GPT IMAGE 2 IS HERE'', a surprised person on the left side with glowing eyes, red circle arrow pointing at the headline, high contrast, clickbait style.
Multi-image product edit
[Upload: model photo] + [Upload: new outfit flat-lay]. Replace the outfit on the model with the uploaded outfit, keep the model's pose, hair, and environment unchanged, match lighting to the original photo, natural shadows on the new garment.
Artistic style reference
Vincent van Gogh style oil painting, side profile portrait, double exposure composition, swirling starry night inside the silhouette, sunflowers and wheat field, thick post-impressionist brush strokes, warm yellow and deep blue contrast, textured paper background.
Infographic map
World map infographic showing recommended tourist attractions, each continent colored distinctly, labeled landmark icons with short captions, clean flat-vector illustration style, pastel palette, legend in bottom-right corner, readable sans-serif typography.
AI MODELS
All OpenAI GPT Image Models in One Place
From GPT Image 1 to the brand-new GPT Image 2 — browse the full OpenAI image lineup and pick the right model for every use case. All models share the same prompt interface, so you can switch freely as your project evolves.
GPT Image 1
OpenAI's latest image generation model powered by GPT-5 with superior quality and background control
OpenAI
GPT-5
High Quality
90 sec
16 credits
Up to 4
premium
GPT Image 1 Mini
Efficient image generation powered by GPT-5 with quality and background control
OpenAI
GPT-5
60 sec
8 credits
Up to 4
premium
GPT Image 1.5
New
🔥 Hot
High-fidelity image generation with strong prompt adherence, preserving composition, lighting, and fine-grained detail
OpenAI
GPT-1.5
High Fidelity
60 sec
14 credits
Up to 4
premium
HOW TO
How to Use GPT Image 2 Generator
1
Pick GPT Image 2 and a Size
Open the generator, select GPT Image 2 for text-to-image or GPT Image 2 Edit for editing. Choose 1024x1024 (square), 1536x1024 (landscape) or 1024x1536 (portrait) — these are the three sizes GPT Image 2 supports natively.
2
Write a Specific Prompt
GPT Image 2 rewards detail: lens choice, lighting direction, subject age, wardrobe, mood, named art styles. For edits, upload up to 10 reference images and describe exactly what should change — GPT Image 2's prompt adherence is strong enough to follow precise instructions.
3
Generate, Iterate, Download
Click Generate. GPT Image 2 costs 40 credits per image (about $0.10). Iterate by tweaking one variable at a time. Download as PNG or JPEG — you own the output.
FAQ
GPT Image 2 — Frequently Asked Questions
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OpenAI's latest image model, with faster WaveSpeed inference and free starter credits. Switch between GPT Image 2, 1.5, 1 and Mini in one click.
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