GPT Image 2AI image generator
Near-perfect text, strong instruction following. Pay only for the takes you keep — kill the rest for a full refund.
GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's image model, released April 21, 2026 as the engine behind ChatGPT Images 2.0. It is known for near-perfect on-image text — English plus Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and Bengali — strong instruction following, and dense layouts that stay usable: posters, infographics, UI, comics, and magazine-style pages. On Elyum you use it as text to image and image editing, with five aspect ratios.
Use it when the picture has to carry real type — ads, packaging, slides, product stills, and edits that keep a layout intact. One credit balance across 50+ models, from a Free plan with 150 starter credits up to Ultra, plus top-ups. Also runs from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor through Elyum's MCP server and REST API.
GPT Image 2 pricing on Elyum
| Resolution | Credits / render | USD |
|---|---|---|
| per render | $0.06 |
1 credit = $0.01. The struck-through number is the pre-cut rate — the discount is already in the live price. You only pay for takes you keep; previews and killed takes cost nothing. Full plan details on the pricing page.
Why GPT Image 2 is good
Known for readable type in posters, UI, packaging, and infographics, including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and Bengali. OpenAI called out small text, iconography, and dense layouts as the usual failure points it holds.
OpenAI built GPT Image 2 for production work: follow the brief, preserve requested details, and land a composition you can use without a cleanup pass. Reviewers noted stronger prompt adherence than earlier GPT Image models.
On Elyum, GPT Image 2 is both a generator and an editor. Prompt a still from scratch, or attach an image and change copy, objects, or layout while keeping the rest of the frame.
People use it for infographics, slides, diagrams, comics, magazine covers, and ad grids — the text-heavy jobs earlier image models garbled. TechCrunch's first look could put a restaurant menu in a frame without invented words.
OpenAI says GPT Image 2 better captures the look of photographs, and also holds pixel art, manga, cinematic stills, and other styles. Use it when you need a still that looks shot, drawn, or designed — not just a generic render.
Credits charge only when you keep a take: 6.4 credits ($0.06) per render. Kill the rest and they refund in full. Kept downloads are clean, full quality, and watermark-free.
Why generate with Elyum?
- Pay only for what you keep — full refund on kills.
- Every top image model in one place, one balance.
- Rates ~20% under comparable platforms.
- Kept files download clean and full quality — no watermark, commercial use included.
- Works from the studio, or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor via MCP.
- Free plan with 150 credits — no card required.
How it works
- Sign up free on Elyum. Previews cost nothing; the Free plan includes 150 starter credits.
- Open the image studio.
- Pick GPT Image 2 from the model list.
- Write a prompt, or attach an image to edit. Choose one of five aspect ratios.
- Generate a free preview, then keep the takes you want or kill the rest.
What people make with it
- Ad and poster layouts with readable headlines and on-brand type
- Product packaging, labels, and menus that have to spell correctly
- UI mockups, app screens, and icon-heavy product shots
- Infographics, slides, diagrams, and magazine-style pages
- Comics, manga pages, and sequential social graphics
- Image edits that change copy or objects while keeping the rest of the frame
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