Purpose
ChatGPT Image is an online AI image generator and photo editor, mainly aimed at content creators, marketers, and designers, helping them produce professional-grade images on demand without installing design software. It can both turn text prompts into images and transform and edit reference images uploaded by users, and it also provides accompanying AI video tools.
Main capabilities
- Text-to-image: Generate AI images by describing the subject, style, mood, colors, composition, and details in natural language. It is officially said to be powered by the GPT Image model, capable of rendering readable text within images, and supporting up to 4K detail.
- Image-to-image / reference image editing: Upload a reference image to guide the subject, style, composition, or visual details, then describe what needs to be changed; you can apply styles, replace backgrounds, enhance details, or reimagine the scene while preserving the parts that should not change.
- Model selection: You can choose GPT Image 2.5, GPT Image 2, or other available models. It is officially recommended to match the engine to the task, for example using the GPT Image model for text and layout, and switching to complementary models for high-fidelity photography or search-grounded scenarios.
- Formats and resolution: It is officially said to support PNG and JPEG formats, with most models supporting up to 4K resolution (Seedream 5 Lite up to 3K); multiple aspect ratios are available, including 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, and others. The AI video generator can create HD videos.
- AI video: Supports generating video from text, and also supports uploading images and describing how the subject, camera, or scene moves, generating short videos from ChatGPT images, photos, artwork, or product visuals; you can choose from available video models and adjust duration and format.
- Upload limits: Images support JPEG, PNG, and WebP, with a maximum of 10MB per file.
- Gallery: Provides an AI image and video gallery where you can view others' work and their prompts.
How to use
It is officially described as three steps:
- Describe your idea: Enter a prompt explaining the subject, style, mood, colors, composition, and details.
- Generate the image: Choose the model, size, or aspect ratio and then generate. If you want to modify an existing photo, upload it to the image-to-image tool and describe the edits.
- Review and download: Check the text, faces, details, and layout before downloading.
Officially recommended prompt writing: describe the subject, composition, visual style, lighting, camera angle, desired text, and aspect ratio; forWhen editing images, clearly state what should change and what must remain unchanged.
Applicable scenarios
Officially mentioned scenarios include marketing materials, social media posts, creative projects, posters, logos, social graphics, style transfer and photo editing, as well as AI videos for advertising, social posts, product concepts and visual storytelling.
Limitations and precautions
The official FAQ states: precise text placement, consistency of recurring characters, and complex layout control may still require regeneration or manual correction; high-resolution output should also be checked for artifacts before production use. For small text or precise text positions, it is recommended to check the results before publishing.
Pricing
The official statement says you can start generating and editing images for free, with no software installation required; paid plans can increase capacity for heavy use and unlock commercial usage rights for created content. The official statement says images and videos generated through paid subscriptions can be used for commercial purposes, and users have full rights to use this content in projects, marketing materials, and products. Specific pricing is not yet provided.
