Use GPT Image 2 from a prompt or reference images

Create a new image from a written brief, or use existing visuals to guide a new version. Choose the output size and number of results in the workspace, review the calculated credit total, and generate only when the setup is ready.

Editorial collage illustrating text and reference-led image creation

A written brief or visual references

Choose it for generative direction, not exact reconstruction

GPT Image 2 is an OpenAI image generation and editing model. On aiimg.me, it is available in text-to-image and image-to-image workflows. This page describes the controls currently exposed by the aiimg.me workspace rather than every option in the official API.

The model is most relevant when you are still making visual decisions: what the scene should contain, how it should be framed, or how an existing source should be reinterpreted. If the job is mainly about correcting a finished file without changing it, a conventional editor is the clearer choice.

Best for

  • Turning a specific visual brief into a new composition.
  • Using an existing image to guide a different setting, material, palette, or treatment.
  • Comparing a small set of generated directions in a defined aspect ratio.
  • Choosing output size and total credits before submitting a task.

Not designed for

  • Layers, brush masks, crop controls, or pixel-level retouching.
  • Lossless restoration or guaranteed enlargement of an existing file.
  • Exact typography, logos, product measurements, or unchanged identity.
  • Work that must preserve every source detail without generative variation.

Start from text, or start from an image

The useful distinction is simple: decide whether the new image should begin from an open brief or from visual material that already matters.

Use text when the composition is still open

Start with the subject and intended use. Then describe the setting, framing, light, material, color, and mood. Concrete visual decisions are more useful than general quality words: “centered translucent blue lamp, dark studio, soft rim light, generous space above the subject for a headline” gives the model a clearer scene to interpret.

Use references when the source should guide the next version

Upload at least one image when an object, character, composition, pose, palette, or camera angle should inform the result. Write the anchor before the change: “Keep the centered bottle silhouette and front camera angle. Change the background to pale travertine and add warm morning side light.” The source provides context; it is not a locked template.

Choose settings by output need, not by the largest number

The workspace calculates the total from the selected resolution and number of requested images, then displays it before you press Generate. The estimate updates with those controls, so you can compare a smaller test with a larger batch before committing. Opening either workspace from this page does not submit a task or consume credits.

Images1K2K4K
110 credits20 credits40 credits
220 credits40 credits80 credits
440 credits80 credits160 credits

Use 1K to test the direction

At 10 credits per image, 1K is the lower-cost way to check the subject, composition, palette, and prompt before committing more credits.

Choose 2K for a larger working result

At 20 credits per image, 2K is the middle option when the direction is established but the highest available output setting is not yet necessary.

Reserve 4K for work that needs the larger output

At 40 credits per image, 4K costs four times as much as 1K. Use it when output size matters, not as a way to repair an unclear prompt, unwanted detail, or weak composition.

One result for a check; two or four for comparison

Request one image while testing a prompt or setting. Choose two or four when comparing directions is worth the additional cost. Credits are deducted when you press Generate and the server creates each requested task.

Set the ratio for the intended placement

Available choices are Auto, 1:1, 5:4, 9:16, 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3. Use Auto when the layout is open, 1:1 for square placements, 4:5 or 3:4 for portrait layouts, 9:16 for vertical screens, and 16:9 or 21:9 for wide compositions. Choosing the destination first is usually more useful than forcing a finished image into a different crop.

Use reference images only when each one has a job

The image-to-image workspace accepts up to 16 references. Each file can be up to 30 MB, and supported formats are JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP. The limit is useful when different images provide different parts of the direction—for example, one for the subject, one for the composition, and another for material or palette.

Start with the smallest set that communicates the task clearly. If references disagree about shape, camera angle, or style, explain which one should guide each part of the result. More inputs add context; they do not remove the need for a clear instruction.

Upload only material you are allowed to use, and review our privacy policy before adding confidential or sensitive images.

This is a generative workflow, not a precision editor

GPT Image 2 creates a new result from the prompt and any supplied visual context. Use the output as a generated interpretation that still needs review. A convincing image can still contain a detail that is wrong for the brief, so inspect the full-size result rather than approving it from a small preview.

  • Higher resolution changes the output setting and credit cost; it does not guarantee better prompt interpretation.
  • Multiple references provide more context, but conflicting references can make the requested direction less clear.
  • Check exact text, logos, faces, hands, patterns, dimensions, and small structural details before publishing.
  • Image-to-image generation may reinterpret details that were not intended to change.

For exact typography, identity-sensitive edits, measured product geometry, or compliance-critical assets, finish the selected result in an appropriate professional tool.

A few practical questions

Does opening the GPT Image 2 workspace spend credits?

No. The links on this page only open the selected workflow with GPT Image 2 preselected. A generation task is submitted after you review the settings and press Generate.

Are these all the settings available in the official GPT Image 2 API?

No. This page documents the current aiimg.me configuration: text to image, image to image, the listed ratios, 1K, 2K, and 4K output, one, two, or four results per run, and the current reference-image limits. The official API may expose a different set of controls.

Begin with a brief, or bring the visual context with you

Use text to image when the composition is still open. Use image to image when an existing subject, layout, or visual direction should guide the new result. Both paths open with GPT Image 2 selected.