GPT Image 2
OpenAI's rebuilt flagship. 99%+ text accuracy, 4K native, multilingual. The model AI text finally got right.
GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's ground-up rebuild of their image model, launched April 2026. Not a refresh of 1.5: an entirely new architecture, independent of GPT-4o. Text rendering jumps from 90-95% to 99%+ across Latin AND CJK scripts. 4K output is native, the warm yellow cast of v1.5 is gone, and world-aware photorealism brings genuine understanding of physics, lighting, and material properties. Three quality tiers let you choose speed or fidelity per generation.
Example outputs
βA bilingual cafe signboard hanging in a Tokyo backstreet: 'Beans & Blend θ±δΈι¦' in hand-lettered signwriter type, aged copper frame, soft morning light, editorial photographyβ
βiOS banking app home screen mockup: 'Good morning, Alex' greeting, account balance displayed as Β£4,287.50, three recent transaction rows with merchant names and amounts, clean minimalist design, crisp San Francisco typographyβ
βStudio portrait of a ceramicist in their workshop throwing a clay vessel on a kickwheel, natural window light, shallow depth of field, editorial magazine photographyβ
βA luxury fragrance bottle on a matte black pedestal, dramatic single-source side lighting, brand label reading 'MAISON NEUF Β· Parfum' in embossed gold foil on frosted glass, product photographyβ
βA modernist infographic poster titled 'How AI Learned to Draw' with a flowchart, labelled arrows connecting stages, data visualisation with percentages, crisp geometric sans-serif typography, editorial magazine styleβ
βA fashion editorial spread: model in a candy-red overcoat on a brutalist concrete staircase, magazine cover type reading 'ISSUE 42 BRUTALIST' in heavy condensed caps, dramatic overhead lightingβ
How it works
Describe your vision
Type a detailed prompt or upload a reference sketch, photo, or mood board.
Choose your settings
Pick your resolution and aspect ratio. See the credit cost before you generate.
Generate in seconds
Your image is delivered in seconds. Download, iterate, or pipe into video.
Ready to create with GPT Image 2?
Jump into the Studio and start generating. Plans from Β£10/month.
Choose a PlanOpenAI's rebuilt image model, live on Stensyl.
GPT Image 2 is a rebuild, not a refresh. OpenAI stripped the architecture back to zero and trained a new model end-to-end for image generation AND editing. The practical result is sharper fidelity across the board, dramatically better text rendering, genuinely world-aware photorealism, and editing precision that catches up with the dedicated edit-only models.
The headline is 99%+ text accuracy across both Latin characters and CJK scripts (Chinese, Japanese, Korean). Infographics, packaging, UI mockups, multilingual signage, editorial spreads, handwritten notes, data labels: every text-heavy use case that used to require Ideogram now has an alternative with full photoreal fidelity baked in. Combined with 4K native output, this removes the biggest friction point in using AI imagery for client-facing deliverables.
World-aware photorealism is the quiet upgrade nobody talks about. The model understands physics, material properties, and light behaviour at a level that separates AI-looking from indistinguishable-from-real. Skin texture, fabric folds, metal reflections, depth of field, subsurface scattering on translucent materials: all rendered with professional fidelity. And the persistent warm yellow cast of v1.5 is gone. Neutral, accurate colour, every time.
Three quality tiers let you spend credits where they matter. Low for rapid brainstorming at a few credits per image. Medium for balanced concept development. High for final, hero-quality output at full 4K. Pick per generation. The credit cost updates live.
Text rendering AI finally got right
99%+ accuracy on Latin characters AND CJK scripts (Chinese, Japanese, Korean). Signage, headings, data labels, handwritten notes, densely packed paragraphs, multilingual layouts. If your work involves any text inside an image, this is the model that solves it.
World-aware photorealism
GPT Image 2 understands physics, material properties, and how light behaves. Skin texture, fabric folds, metal reflections, depth of field, the way light bounces off wet pavement at dusk. Photoreal output that is genuinely hard to distinguish from real photography.
4K native, no upscale tricks
Generate at up to 3840 by 2160 directly from the model, not via a post-hoc upscaler. Hero imagery for pitch decks, presentation slides, print-ready visuals, and social campaigns that need to hold up at full resolution.
Three quality tiers for every stage
Low for drafts (seconds per image, minimal credits). Medium for iteration and concept work. High for final output. The UI shows the credit cost for each tier live, so you always know what you are spending before you generate.
Questions about GPT Image 2.
Why Stensyl?
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Ready to create with GPT Image 2?
Professional image generation. Plans from Β£10/month.