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GPT Image v2
OpenAI's model for complex prompts and detailed scenes.
OpenAI image generation built for complex prompts and detailed images, such as busy streets and fully dressed rooms, with readable text.
- Handles complex, layered prompts
- Detailed, busy scenes
- Good at readable text
How it works
How to use it
GPT Image v2 is one choice in the model menu of every app that runs on it.
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Open a create or edit app
Text to Render, Sketch to Render, Image to Render, Render to Moodboard, Edit Canvas and Conversational Edit can run on GPT Image v2.
- 02
Choose GPT Image v2 and describe the whole scene
List the elements you want together: furniture, people, planting, light, and what must stay.
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Compare with GPT Image 2.5
GPT Image 2.5 gives similar quality faster. Compare both on your input and keep the one that reads best.
Made with GPT Image v2
Real results from the apps that run on it, as they came out.
Ideas for your work
What people get out of GPT Image v2, by the kind of work they do.
What it is good at
GPT Image v2, from OpenAI, is built for complex prompts and detailed images. It is good at scenes with many elements that all need to appear in the right place.
When to pick it
- Your prompt describes many things at once and you need all of them in the image.
- The scene is busy: furnished rooms, streets, lobbies, restaurants.
- The image includes text that should stay readable.
What to watch for
- GPT Image 2.5 offers the same quality with up to half the wait, so it is usually the better default now.
- Generation is slower than lighter models; use a fast model for early drafts.
About GPT Image v2
GPT Image 2 is the model behind ChatGPT Images 2.0, released by OpenAI in April 2026. OpenAI built it to reason before it draws, which makes it stronger on structured visuals such as diagrams, posters and infographics, and on text in many languages.
GPT Image v2 at a glance
Spec | Details |
|---|---|
Made by | OpenAI |
Output | Image |
Inputs | A text prompt, a base image and up to 4 reference images |
Aspect ratios | Same as the base image, 1:1, 2:3, 3:2 |
Typical time per result | About 1 minute |
Frequently asked questions
GPT Image v2 or GPT Image 2.5?
GPT Image 2.5 gives similar quality faster, so it is usually the better default. Use v2 to match earlier work or compare results.
Is it good for busy scenes?
Yes. It handles complex prompts with many elements, such as streets, lobbies and fully dressed rooms.
Which formats does it offer?
Square, 2:3, 3:2, or the same shape as your base image.
Where it fits
The work this model is picked for, from concept to client meeting.
AI Exterior Design GeneratorTurn a sketch, 3D view or site photo into a realistic exterior: explore massing, materials and styles and present options to clients.
AI Hotel Lobby Design GeneratorVisualize a hotel lobby and reception from a sketch or plan: materials, lighting and furniture, shown as realistic options for approval.
AI Restaurant Design GeneratorVisualize a restaurant or bar from a sketch or plan: seating, lighting and finishes, shown as realistic options for your client.
AI Retail Store Design GeneratorTurn a store plan or sketch into a realistic shop interior: layout, displays and lighting, ready to present to clients.
Add EntourageAdd people, cars, trees and props to a render to give it scale and life, so the image is ready for boards and client decks.
Start with one of these apps
Pick GPT Image v2 from the model menu, or let the app choose.
- 3D Model to RenderTurn a view of your 3D model from SketchUp, Rhino, Revit or Blender into a photorealistic render, ready for client review.
Conversational EditDescribe the change you want to a render, such as a new material, extra furniture or different light, and Rendair edits only that part.- Elevation to RenderTurn a 2D elevation drawing into a photorealistic facade render, and try materials, context and light before you present.
- Image to RenderUpload a photo, massing model or screenshot and turn it into a photorealistic render, then refine the look with materials and light.
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Try GPT Image v2 on your own project
Free to start. No card, no plugin, nothing to install.