Generate still images from text prompts at up to 4K resolution for references, product visuals, and creative concepts.
Describe what you want and generate a still image for concepts, references, or finished assets.
Choose 1K, 2K, or 4K output based on how the image will be used.
Create style frames, thumbnails, product visuals, or video reference images.
GPT Image 2 is an AI image generation model that creates still images from text prompts. It supports 1K, 2K, and 4K resolution output with low, medium, and high quality settings. Use it to generate reference frames for video projects, product visuals, thumbnails, or design concepts.
Generate images from detailed text prompts describing subject, composition, lighting, style, and text placement.
Choose quality (low, medium, high) and resolution (1K, 2K, 4K) to match the intended use and credit budget.
Use generated images as standalone assets or as reference frames for Seedance video generation.
Creative engine
Write a visual prompt, choose output settings, and preview credits before generating.
GPT Image 2 handles a wide range of image tasks, from quick concept art to detailed product visuals.

Create reference images that define the look and feel before starting a video project.
Generate still images when you need visual assets for video projects, marketing, or design work.
Create a reference image first, then use it as input for Seedance image-to-video generation.
Match quality and resolution to the task — low for quick concepts, high for finished assets.
Image generation costs fewer credits than video, so you can explore visual directions cheaply.
Core capabilities for text-to-image generation.
Create images from detailed prompts for thumbnails, references, products, and design concepts.
Choose low, medium, or high quality to balance output detail against credit cost.
Use standard aspect ratios or supported custom sizes for your output.
Choose the resolution that matches how the image will be used.
Key generation parameters for GPT Image 2.
Four steps from idea to finished image.
Describe subject, composition, lighting, style, text placement, and intended use.
Pick size, quality, resolution, and output format before generation.
Check how quality and resolution affect the cost before running the task.
Download the image or use it as a reference for a Seedance video prompt.
Use GPT Image 2 for any task that needs a still image, from quick concepts to production-ready visuals.
Create stills that define subject, lighting, and composition before Seedance video generation.
Generate product concepts, backgrounds, and visual directions for campaigns.
Create image concepts for social clips, landing pages, or video galleries.
Test visual ideas quickly at lower cost than video generation.
Common questions about GPT Image 2 image generation.
Write a visual prompt, choose your resolution and quality, and preview credits before creating.
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Edit uploaded reference images into cleaner still assets for thumbnails, products, and video references.
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