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GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's state-of-the-art image generation model for fast, high-quality image generation and editing, accepting text and image inputs and producing image output.

Pricing

Model profile · Current snapshot
Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.60
Blended / 1M
$0.262
Output TPS
73.36
TTFT (s)
0.49

Model Intelligence

Arena ranking
13
Benchmarkable
Yes
Model level
release
Intelligence Index
12.6
Math Index
14.7
MMLU Pro
0.65
GPQA
0.43
HLE
0.04
LiveCodeBench
0.23
SciCode
0.23
MATH-500
0.79
AIME
0.12
AIME 2025
0.15
IFBench
0.31

Recent stories

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workflowSECONDARY2026-08-02
Creators share Seedance 2.0 workflows for 15-second product ads

Creators shared reference-based ad workflows using Seedance 2.0 with GPT Image 2 for 15-second spots. A separate Weavy setup turns product photos into on-model catalog images for fashion brands.

workflowPRIMARY2026-08-01
Designers share prompt systems for branded assets in Firefly and GPT Image 2

Carolletta and Amir Mushich shared prompt systems that feed guidelines, logos, and design libraries into Firefly, Illustrator, Nano Banana, and GPT Image 2. The workflows generate branded product shots and hero assets from reusable inputs.

workflowPRIMARY2026-07-28
Creators share GPT Image 2 and Runway workflows for short image-to-video ads

AIwithSynthia posted a Higgsfield prompt that turns one character reference into a six-panel ramen ASMR ad using GPT Image 2 and Seedance. 0xInk showed a workflow that animates a Midjourney character in Runway.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-27
Creators test Seedance reference prompts for longer AI video scenes

Creators refined reference prompts for longer AI video scenes using Seedance last-frame matching, second-by-second timing, character sheets, and GPT Image 2 storyboards. The examples aimed to hold style or character continuity across short shots.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-26
Seedance creators publish storyboard prompts for Seedance 2 settings

Creators shared Seedance prompt blocks for noir shorts, ads, ASMR spots, and cinéma vérité scenes. The workflows pair storyboard panels, GPT Image 2 references, and Seedance 2 generation settings.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-25
Seedance creators publish repeatable OpenArt Director prompts for AI shorts

Seedance creators shared full prompts for OpenArt Director and Krea clips with repeated character descriptions, scene beats, ambient audio, and 4K style notes. The examples include a laundromat ad and nested hollow worlds built from reproducible prompt structure.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-21
Seedance 2.0 creators use depth maps for AI video motion control

Creators shared Seedance 2.0 workflows that convert footage or storyboards into depth-map references. The workflows aim for tighter motion transfer and composition control with fewer prompt tokens.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-21
Grok 4.5 demos generate playable game prototypes from one operator

A demo roundup showed Grok 4.5 generating game engines, worlds, controllers, CAD objects, React projects, and voxel scenes. The clearest consequence was faster playable prototyping by a single operator.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-18
Seedance 2.0 creators use reference locking to stabilize characters across shots

Creators shared Seedance 2.0 workflows pairing GPT Image 2, Magnific, Higgsfield, and lipsync prompts to hold a character through salon, home-video, VAR-room, and cartoon shots. The common tactic was strict reference locking plus rapid cuts.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-14
Seedance creators test reference frames for longer clip control

Creators tested reference frames to stabilize longer Seedance clips across faces, screens, and transitions. Examples used Seedream 5.0 Pro sheets, GPT Image 2 scene frames, overlapping keyframes, and video storyboards.

newsPRIMARY2026-07-13
Curious Refuge ranks GPT Image 2 above Meta Muse in character tests

Curious Refuge compared Meta’s Muse image model with GPT Image 2 across character sheets, infographics, posters, cinematic stills, edits, and book covers. It favored GPT Image 2 for realism and consistency.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-08
Seed Audio workflow adds lip sync to Seedance 2.0 scenes

David Comfort used Seed Audio voices, character sheets, GPT Image 2 setting references, and Seedance 2.0 shots to build lip-sync conversations. He framed it as a workaround for face-reference limits.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-08
Creators pair Seedream 5.0 Pro stills with Seedance 2.0 video

Higgsfield and other creators paired Seedream 5.0 Pro stills with Seedance 2.0 for anime, manga, motion design, and nostalgic film looks. Tests focus on color grading, subject reference, and storyboard-to-motion handoff.

workflowPRIMARY2026-07-05
Seedance 2.0 creators test GPT Image 2 character-reference pipelines

Creators linked Midjourney or GPT Image 2 character references to Seedance 2.0 shots. The tests covered first-last-frame animation and multi-character performance workflows.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-04
Seedance 2.0 creators package reference-first workflows for 15-second videos

Creators shared demos pairing Seedance 2.0 with node-based audition notes, Midjourney sketches in TopviewAI, GPT Image 2 character loops, and Magnific camera rides. The shared pattern uses references to control characters, motion, and settings.

dealSECONDARY2026-07-03
Promptsref supports Nano Banana Lite image generation at $0.03 per image

Promptsref added Nano Banana Lite with image generation starting at $0.03 per image and shared a selfie-style prompt example. Compare outputs before switching; a same-day comparison said GPT Image 2.0 still produced a more consistent finish at that price point.

workflowSECONDARY2026-07-01
InVideo supports GPT Image 2 character sheets for Agent One story scenes

Creators documented an Agent One workflow that starts with GPT Image 2 character sheets and feeds scripted scene direction back into InVideo for shots, sound, and sequencing. Try this if you want story direction and asset generation inside one iterative loop instead of separate tools.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-30
Seedance 2.0 supports Midjourney V8.2 storyboards for music-video and short-film runs

Creators are turning Midjourney V8.2 stills, character sheets, and storyboard frames into animated sequences in Seedance 2.0, with prompts and shot plans now shared across multiple threads. It matters because Midjourney is being used as the look-dev and planning layer while Seedance handles motion, giving small teams a repeatable image-to-sequence pipeline.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-21
Seedance 2.0 audition workflow adds Midjourney sheets and GPT Image 2

A published workflow turns Midjourney characters into GPT Image 2 sheets, then uses a long system prompt to generate Seedance audition scenes with role options and voice triggers. Use it to test performance and screen presence before producing full narrative shots.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-20
InVideo AgentOne adds 6-panel reverse-gravity shorts with Seedance 2

DrSadek published a full AgentOne recipe that starts with one 6-panel GPT Image 2 storyboard, animates each beat in Seedance 2, then finishes in DaVinci Resolve with a Suno score. Follow the workflow to see where reverse-gravity prompts fail and how the time-reverse edit recovers the shot.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-19
OpenArt adds one-tool short-film creation in Director mode

A creator demo used OpenArt Director to build a short film from one interface, covering story, visuals, voice, music, sound design, and edit while refining scenes conversationally. Separate same-day posts also framed OpenArt MCP as the routing layer for Seedance 2.0, GPT Image 2, and Kling 3 Omni.

workflowPRIMARY2026-06-14
Seedance 2.0 tests storyboard-first multi-shot workflows

Creator posts converged on a storyboard-first pattern: build boards or character sheets first, then hand shots to Seedance 2.0, Kling, LTX, or SocialSight for motion. That approach locks consistency earlier and leaves editing and audio to tools like DaVinci Resolve and Suno.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-12
Seedance 2.0 supports 7-shot action prompt packs and acting tests in creator workflows

Creators published shot-timed action packs, crowd-cutaway formulas, emotion tests, and storyboard-driven Seedance 2.0 pipelines across LTX, Dreamina, PixPretty, and other tools. The posts turn Seedance from single-clip generation into repeatable scene design and performance workflows with documented prompts.

workflowPRIMARY2026-06-11
Curious Refuge introduces 4-step archive restoration workflow with GPT Image 2

Curious Refuge published a four-stage restoration workflow that runs old footage through Seedance 2.0, GPT Image 2 still remastering, style rematching, and a final Topaz Astra pass. Apply it as a repeatable pipeline for archive cleanup instead of relying on a one-shot prompt.

newsSECONDARY2026-06-11
Claude Fable 5 builds RC car in Autodesk Fusion after 3 prompts

New creator demos pushed Claude Fable 5 into CAD, landing pages, and web game ports, including an Autodesk Fusion RC car built in three prompts. Watch for longer runs to trip safeguards and fall back to Opus 4.8.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-02
Adobe Firefly supports AI Assistant merch and retouch workflows with Nano Banana Pro

Creator tests showed Firefly AI Assistant building merch lines from one reference image, handing text-heavy work to Nano Banana Pro, and batching retouching across Photoshop and Lightroom. That broadens the public-beta story beyond auto-crops, though most of today’s proof came from sponsored creator demos rather than a new Adobe announcement.

workflowSECONDARY2026-06-01
Seedance 2.0 adds storyboard-timed previs for sports and fantasy tests

Creators paired GPT Image 2 or Midjourney stills with Seedance 2.0 for sports anime, fantasy, and shot-timed previs tests. Plan short beats and frame handoffs; one-pass transforms still drift.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-31
SocialSight supports GPT Image 2 and Seedance skincare ad prompts with locked references

Creator prompts on SocialSight show a skincare-commercial pipeline that fixes model identity, wardrobe, packaging specs, skin texture, and shot-by-shot audio cues before video generation. The workflow uses GPT Image 2 for reference frames and Seedance for final motion, which helps teams keep brand consistency as a promptable asset system.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-29
Seedance 2.0 supports character-sheet animation across CapCut, InVideo, Mitte, Magnific, and Runway

Creators showed Seedance 2.0 turning Midjourney sketches, GPT Image 2 boards, and character sheets into shorts across multiple host tools. Shared camera-language and shot-angle failures are turning into clearer continuity rules, which should reduce trial and error.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-29
Runway adds Seedance 2.0, GPT Image 2, and Nano Banana Pro to its API

Runway said its API now includes Seedance 2.0, GPT Image 2, HappyHorse 1.0, Nano Banana Pro, and Magnific Precision Upscaler V2. Try the new cross-model pipeline if you need image-to-video, upscaling, or mixed asset production inside Runway.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-28
Seedance 2.0 supports storyboard-first animation with Midjourney and GPT Image 2 inputs

Creators documented Seedance 2.0 pipelines built from character sheets, GPT Image 2 storyboards, Midjourney reference frames, and Leonardo shot comps instead of text-only prompting. That input stack produced tighter camera blocking, steadier identity continuity, and more directed motion, so teams should use richer references for shorts, ads, and FPV scenes.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-27
Leonardo supports GPT Image 2 storyboard sheets for Seedance 2.0 shorts

Creators showed a Leonardo workflow where GPT Image 2 builds storyboard sheets and Seedance 2.0 turns them into animated shorts. It matters because storyboard and character-sheet references are becoming the repeatable layer that stabilizes Seedance pipelines across multiple host tools.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-25
Claude Code supports GPT Image 2 animated landing pages with mouse-scrub hero sections

Creator tutorials across Aura, MotionSites, and SceneAI showed Claude Code moving from static one-prompt pages to animated sites with GPT Image 2 visuals, video backgrounds, and mouse-scrub hero effects. That makes prompt-built web design more presentation-ready and cuts handoff time from concept to coded front end.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-24
GPT Image 2 supports Firefly Boards portrait-asset packs from one reference

Creators used GPT Image 2 across Firefly Boards, SocialSight, and other hosts to turn one portrait into name collages, collectible avatars, and storyboard-ready frames. That matters because the model is extending from layout demos into reusable branding assets, although creators still report weak shot-to-shot consistency.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-22
Kling AI reports Cannes Marché du Film debut for AI film workflows

Kling AI says it staged an official Marché du Film conference in Cannes around AI film workflows. Creator posts paired Kling 2.5 and 3.0 with GPT Image 2 and Firefly-style asset prep for single-shot prototyping, multi-shot scenes, and native lip-sync, so watch its production workflow fit.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-21
Magnific supports Spaces canvas for GPT Image 2 and Seedance 2 workflows

Creators documented Magnific Spaces workflows that keep character sheets, references, shots, and prompts on one canvas before moving into GPT Image 2 and Seedance 2 generation. Separate anime and realism threads show the same storyboard-first pattern, but the workflow evidence is community-made rather than an official release note.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-17
GPT Image 2 adds exploded views, faux covers and profile dioramas

GPT Image 2 is being used for magazine-style covers, game-interface scenes, exploded technical views and tiny 3D profile dioramas. Its strength in text-heavy, structured layouts is widening creative use cases, so watch fidelity and attribution closely.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-17
Seedance 2.0 adds two-prompt ad builds and UGC batch workflows

Creators are using Seedance 2.0 to turn reference images and storyboard sheets into ad spots, indie clips and realistic UGC from a single product shot. Use a first-frame pass followed by an animation pass to keep consistency and test variants faster.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-16
Seedance 2.0 supports one-image UGC batches from a single product shot

Creators posted Seedance 2.0 workflows that turn one product shot, storyboards, or children's art into UGC ads, travel vlogs, and storybook clips. These runs matter because they document repeatable prompts and reference setups that others can try for production work.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-15
Skywork Images launches editable canvas with GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2

Posts describe Skywork Images as a design workspace that combines GPT Image 2 text control, Nano Banana 2 generation, editable layers, and PDF export in one canvas. The workflow favors remixable templates and brand-doc ingestion over one-shot prompting.

dealSECONDARY2026-05-15
Pollo AI adds unlimited Ultra access to Seedance 2.0 and GPT Image 2

Anima Labs says Pollo AI's Ultra plan now includes unlimited access to Seedance 2.0, GPT Image 2, and other image and video models. The short-film demo frames the plan as a bundled creator workspace with upscaling, lip sync, and avatar tools.

workflowPRIMARY2026-05-15
GPT Image 2 and Seedance 2.0 support 3x2 storyboards for 30-second scenes

Creators posted character-sheet and 3x2 storyboard workflows that stretch Seedance clips into longer, more consistent sequences. The prompts show panel density, text load, and fixed character position affect motion quality and continuity.

workflowPRIMARY2026-05-14
GPT Image 2 adds character sheets and 10-shot storyboards before Seedance animation

New workflows used GPT Image 2 for color-coded boards, character sheets, album covers, and 10-shot storyboards before Seedance animation. It matters because the model is now serving as preproduction input for animation and typography, not just a still-image endpoint.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-12
Seedance 2 supports storyboard-to-short workflows in Leonardo demos

Creators used GPT Image 2 storyboards, character sheets, Nano Banana reference frames, and BeatBandit scripts to drive Seedance 2 renders in Leonardo and API pipelines. Keep continuity, timing, and reference strength explicit in prompts, since the workflow still depends on those controls.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-11
Codex supports 16-scene HTML landing pages with season and timezone logic

Creators shared a Codex and GPT Image 2 workflow that outputs static HTML landing pages whose scenes shift by season and local time. The setup gives humans a cleaner format to review, tweak, and navigate than Markdown when agents generate multi-scene pages.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-11
Seedance 2 supports Midjourney, GPT Image 2, and Agent One pipeline workflows

Creators shared repeatable pipelines pairing Seedance 2 with Midjourney, GPT Image 2, Nano Banana, custom editors, and Agent One for shorts, UGC, and story clips. The examples focus on shot planning, asset prep, and post steps, so creators can build finished outputs instead of one-off generations.

workflowPRIMARY2026-05-10
GPT Image 2 supports 9-panel storyboards and 10-page brand books

Creators used GPT Image 2 for storyboard sheets, brand books, posters, and campaign visuals across Firefly, Paper, Codex, and Leonardo. The shift turns it into a preproduction tool, but tests still report inconsistent guideline adherence without extra context.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-09
InVideo Agent One tests Seedance 2.0 storyboard guidance

Creator tests show InVideo Agent One generating storyboards that Seedance 2.0 then uses as clip guidance, with similar production-sheet planning also appearing in GPT Image 2 workflows. It matters because scene beats and camera moves get defined before rendering, which can improve continuity across multi-tool video pipelines.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-08
Seedance 2.0 adds ComfyUI video extension for broadcast-shot workflows

Creators shared repeatable Seedance 2.0 workflows for ComfyUI clip extension, GPT Image 2 shot planning, and fake-broadcast or iPhone footage. The examples push Seedance beyond isolated shorts into longer, more controllable production pipelines.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-07
OpenArt adds Smart Shot for GPT Image 2 shot plans before Seedance 2.0 renders

OpenArt added Smart Shot, which uses GPT Image 2 to draft a shot plan before Seedance 2.0 renders the final clip. Creators can review character refs, floor plans, camera, and lighting choices before spending render time.

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