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
  • [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

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