GPT Image 2 AI image generator

What it does best

Every line here comes from our own runs of GPT Image 2.

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  Exact text

  Both cold brew labels and both night market posters came out letter for letter. It didn't add a word of its own to any of them.

  Text exact in 4 of 4 runs across two of our tests

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  Drafts that still read

  On the Low tier both posters were still exact. Draft the layout there, then rerun the keeper on a higher tier.

  2 of 2 posters exact on the Low tier

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  Clean icon sets

  All four line icons, in both runs, with an even stroke. Recraft drew a sprout for the leaf on one of its two.

  4 of 4 icons right in 2 of 2 runs

The work

Curated from what GPT Image 2 made in our studio. HoverTap a picture for its prompt.

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  The interior of a frontier general store, shelves dense with period tins, coiled rope and glass jars, dust motes drifting through one hard shaft of afternoon light, a stranger's long shadow thrown across the floorboards from the open doorway, static wide shot from behind the counter, anamorphic falloff into the dark aisles, graded sepia-and-iron

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  An off-world customs hall in retro-future chrome, holographic departure boards mid-flicker, a traveler's opened suitcase on the inspection desk revealing a snow globe of Earth, queue stanchions receding into fog, slow dolly along the desk, anamorphic bokeh on the boards, graded chrome-teal and amber, the inspector's stamp hovers mid-air

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  A boxing weigh-in stage under a hand-painted canvas banner reading FRIDAY: THE RECKONING, two fighters forehead to forehead on the scale platform, press flashbulbs frozen as white starbursts, cigarette smoke layering the hall, low wide shot through the crowd's hats, anamorphic flare off the flashes, graded newsprint-and-gold

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  The neon-lit lobby of the HOTEL MERIDIAN at 3 a.m., its cursive sign glowing through rain outside the revolving door, a bellhop asleep beneath a wall of brass key hooks with exactly one key missing, ceiling fan turning slowly, low tracking shot across wet marble, anamorphic bloom on the neon, graded emerald-and-brass

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  A line cook mid-spin between flaming pans under a hanging sign reading "86 NOTHING", flames and steam motion-blurred, camera tracking fast down the kitchen pass, single-source heat-lamp practicals, anamorphic flare off stainless steel, graded copper-and-charcoal, service just started and something is burning

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  A getaway driver glancing up through a rain-beaded windshield at a cinema marquee reading "ONE NIGHT ONLY", wipers mid-swipe with motion blur, neon marquee spill flooding the car interior, camera low over the hood, dutch tilt, graded crimson-and-cyan, the passenger seat is still empty

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  A man leaping the turnstile beneath a glowing station sign reading "LAST TRAIN 00:12", the train doors already sliding shut behind him in motion blur, low tracking shot, tungsten practicals against cold platform light, anamorphic streaks, graded amber-and-teal, twelve minutes was never enough

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  Overhead still life of a flat rectangular sardine tin in its paper wrapper, from "SALTWATER GOSSIP", a fictional Lisbon conservas shop famous for its chatty fishwives. The wrapper is an azulejo tile pattern: a grid of hand-painted cobalt blue on white ceramic-style tiles with a repeating swirl of sardines, a central framed panel with a single tile scene of a fishwife whispering to a gull, uneven glaze-like blue. Typography: "SALTWATER GOSSIP" in an elegant curvy serif with ball terminals, "Sardines in Olive Oil" in small italic, and "Lisboa No. 3" in a ribboned label. A second tin opened beside it with glistening sardines, on a blue-and-white checked cloth with a lemon and crusty bread, bright Atlantic daylight. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  Candid smartphone photo of an instant noodle cup on a fold-down airplane tray table, from "CABIN CREW NOODLES", a fictional ramen brand designed like an airline safety card. Airline-safety-card design: flat illustrated diagrams in orange, navy and white show numbered steps around the cup, a hand peeling the lid, a kettle pouring, a clock showing three minutes, a calm faceless figure eating, with arrows and dotted lines, all in the clean vector style of an in-flight safety card. Typography: "CABIN CREW NOODLES" in a bold condensed humanist sans, "In case of hunger, pull lid" in a small caps instruction line, and "Seat 14C" on a little tab. The window shade half up with soft daylight and clouds, a seat-back screen glowing, real phone photo grain and slight tilt. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  Editorial still life of a wrapped bar of soap and its matching paper box from "MAISON LISERON", a fictional Parisian 1900s-style soap atelier devoted to climbing flowers. The wrapper is Art Nouveau botanical: whiplash curves of wisteria vines framing an arched central panel, Mucha-style ornamental border, drawn in deep sage green and dusty plum on heavy ivory stock, the vines blind-embossed so they rise off the paper, accents in real gold foil catching the light. Typography: "MAISON LISERON" in a custom Art Nouveau display face with organic flared strokes, "Wisteria Bath Soap" in a delicate italic serif, and "Est. 2026" tiny in the lower arch. A cut bar of pale lilac soap sits beside the box on a marble washstand with a sprig of real wisteria and a brass dish, soft morning window light. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  The interior of a frontier general store, shelves dense with period tins, coiled rope and glass jars, dust motes drifting through one hard shaft of afternoon light, a stranger's long shadow thrown across the floorboards from the open doorway, static wide shot from behind the counter, anamorphic falloff into the dark aisles, graded sepia-and-iron

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  An off-world customs hall in retro-future chrome, holographic departure boards mid-flicker, a traveler's opened suitcase on the inspection desk revealing a snow globe of Earth, queue stanchions receding into fog, slow dolly along the desk, anamorphic bokeh on the boards, graded chrome-teal and amber, the inspector's stamp hovers mid-air

  Use promptUse
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  A boxing weigh-in stage under a hand-painted canvas banner reading FRIDAY: THE RECKONING, two fighters forehead to forehead on the scale platform, press flashbulbs frozen as white starbursts, cigarette smoke layering the hall, low wide shot through the crowd's hats, anamorphic flare off the flashes, graded newsprint-and-gold

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  The neon-lit lobby of the HOTEL MERIDIAN at 3 a.m., its cursive sign glowing through rain outside the revolving door, a bellhop asleep beneath a wall of brass key hooks with exactly one key missing, ceiling fan turning slowly, low tracking shot across wet marble, anamorphic bloom on the neon, graded emerald-and-brass

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  A line cook mid-spin between flaming pans under a hanging sign reading "86 NOTHING", flames and steam motion-blurred, camera tracking fast down the kitchen pass, single-source heat-lamp practicals, anamorphic flare off stainless steel, graded copper-and-charcoal, service just started and something is burning

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  A getaway driver glancing up through a rain-beaded windshield at a cinema marquee reading "ONE NIGHT ONLY", wipers mid-swipe with motion blur, neon marquee spill flooding the car interior, camera low over the hood, dutch tilt, graded crimson-and-cyan, the passenger seat is still empty

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  A man leaping the turnstile beneath a glowing station sign reading "LAST TRAIN 00:12", the train doors already sliding shut behind him in motion blur, low tracking shot, tungsten practicals against cold platform light, anamorphic streaks, graded amber-and-teal, twelve minutes was never enough

  Use promptUse
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  Overhead still life of a flat rectangular sardine tin in its paper wrapper, from "SALTWATER GOSSIP", a fictional Lisbon conservas shop famous for its chatty fishwives. The wrapper is an azulejo tile pattern: a grid of hand-painted cobalt blue on white ceramic-style tiles with a repeating swirl of sardines, a central framed panel with a single tile scene of a fishwife whispering to a gull, uneven glaze-like blue. Typography: "SALTWATER GOSSIP" in an elegant curvy serif with ball terminals, "Sardines in Olive Oil" in small italic, and "Lisboa No. 3" in a ribboned label. A second tin opened beside it with glistening sardines, on a blue-and-white checked cloth with a lemon and crusty bread, bright Atlantic daylight. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  Candid smartphone photo of an instant noodle cup on a fold-down airplane tray table, from "CABIN CREW NOODLES", a fictional ramen brand designed like an airline safety card. Airline-safety-card design: flat illustrated diagrams in orange, navy and white show numbered steps around the cup, a hand peeling the lid, a kettle pouring, a clock showing three minutes, a calm faceless figure eating, with arrows and dotted lines, all in the clean vector style of an in-flight safety card. Typography: "CABIN CREW NOODLES" in a bold condensed humanist sans, "In case of hunger, pull lid" in a small caps instruction line, and "Seat 14C" on a little tab. The window shade half up with soft daylight and clouds, a seat-back screen glowing, real phone photo grain and slight tilt. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

  Use promptUse
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  Editorial still life of a wrapped bar of soap and its matching paper box from "MAISON LISERON", a fictional Parisian 1900s-style soap atelier devoted to climbing flowers. The wrapper is Art Nouveau botanical: whiplash curves of wisteria vines framing an arched central panel, Mucha-style ornamental border, drawn in deep sage green and dusty plum on heavy ivory stock, the vines blind-embossed so they rise off the paper, accents in real gold foil catching the light. Typography: "MAISON LISERON" in a custom Art Nouveau display face with organic flared strokes, "Wisteria Bath Soap" in a delicate italic serif, and "Est. 2026" tiny in the lower arch. A cut bar of pale lilac soap sits beside the box on a marble washstand with a sprig of real wisteria and a brass dish, soft morning window light. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  Quiet editorial still life of a cylindrical tea canister wrapped in hand-made washi paper with deckle edges, from "KUMO-CHA", a fictional single-farm Shizuoka tea grower who signs every batch by hand. Japanese minimal design: vast empty off-white paper, a single loose sumi-ink enso brushstroke circle placed off-centre, a small vermilion square hanko seal stamp pressed slightly unevenly beside it with visible ink texture. Typography: "KUMO-CHA" in widely letter-spaced thin serif capitals set vertically along the right edge, "first flush sencha" in small lowercase sans, and "Batch 112" handwritten in brush pen. Two matching flat tea sachets in the same washi lie in front. Set on a pale hinoki wood tray with a celadon cup of green tea, soft diffused north-window light, gentle shadow, lots of negative space. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.

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  A two-by-two grid of flat illustrated tips, a dripping tap being fixed, a short shower timer, a full dishwasher, a rain barrel under a downspout, each in its own rounded tile with a matching icon style. Calm aqua, navy and white palette, crisp vector shapes, balanced spacing. Headline across the top reading "Save Water At Home", spelled exactly, in bold rounded sans-serif, no other text, no watermark.

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Recipes made with GPT Image 2

Made in Creator and shared with how it was done. Open one to see the steps, then use it.

• Drive-in at duskHow to make a drive-in at dusk picture with AI@increation
• General store shadowHow to make a general store shadow picture with AI@increation

How it stacks up

The same cold brew prompt, the same 3:4 frame, default settings: GPT Image 2 next to the two models people weigh it against. Credits are each model's price today.

What it costs

Prompt tips

What changed GPT Image 2's results in our runs.

1. 01

   Quote every line

   Give each line of text its own quotes, in the order it should read. Our four-line poster came back exact every time.

   three lines that read "FRIDAY 6 PM", "PIER 9" and "FREE ENTRY"
2. 02

   Draft on Low

   Low got our poster text exact for a fraction of the default price. Switch tiers once the layout works.

   Quality: Low
3. 03

   Check the product detail

   It gave all three perfume bottles a plain base when we asked for facets, and missed the gum sole on all three sneakers.

   a heavy faceted base

More in Anatomy of a prompt

When to pick another

GPT Image 2 isn't the answer to everything. Here's what we'd use instead.

• Shooting products?GPT 2.5 FlareFlare followed our product briefs 7 times in 9. GPT Image 2 managed 3.from 3 credits
• Need the brief followed?FLUX.2 ProPro matched the cold brew prompt exactly and was nearly twice as fast.from 30 credits
• Editing a photo you have?Nano Banana 2Swapping the background, Nano Banana 2 kept the shot as it was. GPT Image 2 re-framed it.from 34 credits

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