ChatGPT Images 2.0
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TL;DR: gpt-image-2 delivers photorealistic output with accurate text rendering, beating all prior OpenAI image models.
Key Takeaways
- High-quality 1024×1024 at $0.211 — cheaper than gpt-image-1 at same quality tier
- First model HN users found genuinely useful for slides, mockups, and UI prototypes
- Costs 2x Gemini per high-res image; artists whose work enabled this receive nothing
Discussion
- Genuine quality impressions vs. ethical concerns about training data theft split the thread
- Pricing debate: gpt-image-2 costs twice Gemini for equivalent resolution output
- Practical use cases dominated: slides, mockups, UI — not generative art for its own sake
Top comments:
- [swalsh]: First image model with genuine value for slides and business mockups
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[schneehertz]: gpt-image-2 costs more than twice Gemini per high-res image
Generating a 3840x2160 image with gpt-image-2 consumes 13,342 tokens, equivalent to $0.4 per image. This model is more than twice as expensive as Gemini.
- [lionkor]: Artists whose work enabled this product receive zero compensation
- [ea016]: Detailed price breakdown: gpt-image-2 vs gpt-image-1 by quality tier