GPT Image 3 is a conversation-based AI Image Agent that puts AI image generation and AI photo editing into the same workspace. It is aimed at users who need to quickly produce and repeatedly revise visual content, and is suitable for practical uses such as social media posts, product images, posters, and flyers. The following introduces it by use, main capabilities, how to use it, applicable scenarios, and limitations.
Use
The core use of GPT Image 3 is the integration of "generation + editing": it can generate new images from a text prompt alone, or upload a reference photo and then describe the desired modifications, and can also continue conversational fine-tuning based on existing results. It attempts to solve the problem of traditional AI image tools dispersing generation, asset selection, and modification across different interfaces, causing prompts to have to be reorganized for every revision.
Main capabilities
- AI image generation: create visual images from text prompts.
- AI photo editing: upload a reference photo or choose an image from the asset library, then describe modifications in natural language, such as replacing the background, adjusting the pose, adding or removing objects, or changing the style.
- Conversational continuous editing: each subsequent modification remains connected to the previous round's result, so you can change one detail at a time and compare photo editing results without needing to rebuild prompts or repeat the full description of requirements.
- Precisely specify the target image: upload a reference image, or use @ to select a certain source image or result, so the agent continues based on that asset instead of guessing which image the user means.
- Multiple model selection: the workspace currently provides three image models, namely GPT Image 2 (OpenAI), Nano Banana Pro (Google), and Nano Banana 2 (Google).
According to the official description, GPT Image 3 is an independent service, and OpenAI, Google, and their model names belong to their respective owners; these names are used only to identify the model developers and do not indicate endorsement, authorization, cooperation, or affiliation.
How to use
The official workflow is divided into three steps:
- Add a photo or start from text: upload a photo to the AI workspace, choose an asset from the asset library, or directly write down an idea.
- Describe what to create or edit: tell the AI agent the desired scene, background, layout, format, or precise photo correction.
- Choose a result and continue: review the output, use @ to select the exact photo, and then have the photo editor make the next modification.
To get started, you need to create an account to gain free access; before generating, you can choose the model, format, and resolution.
Applicable scenarios
The examples listed officially include:
- Create social media posts: turn a short lifestyle brief into a complete social post, balancing subject, scene, and platform-appropriate composition in a single request.
- Enhance product visuals: keep the product recognizable while testing coordinated backgrounds, ingredients, lighting, and marketing directions.
- Design posters and flyers: turn an event or promotion brief into a complete poster layout including imagery, hierarchy, and copy space.
- Edit photos with a chat-style AI photo editor: modify details item by item, compare edit results, and keep going without having to rebuild the prompt.
There are also many more AI image generation and AI photo editing examples, covering product scenes, marketing graphics, portraits, and design work. You can choose any example with a prompt to enter the agent, edit your own photos, or start a new visual from text.
Limitations and Notes
- The example screenshots marked on the official page are labeled "authorized reference workflow screenshots, for capability illustration only," and the example images are "authorized reference examples, for capability illustration only." They were not generated by GPT Image 3 and cannot be regarded as the tool's actual output results.
- Specific quotas, prices, and benefits for free access, credits, annual plans, and one-time credit packs are not provided in the materials and are not available for now.
- Specific parameters such as the formats and maximum resolutions supported by each model are not provided in the materials and are not available for now.
- The official FAQ is listed in question form (for example, how an AI image agent differs from a generator, whether existing photos can be edited, whether it can be used online for free, which image models are supported, and how image generation credits work), but the answer text is not provided and is not available for now.
