GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's image generation model. On Viral Engine it is the graphics specialist: the model to pick for posters, logos, packaging mockups, ad layouts, captions and any image where the text has to be readable. It renders text reliably where photographic models tend to garble it.

Does GPT Image 2 support edits and reference images?

Yes. Image-to-image and style transfer on GPT Image 2 run through OpenAI's edits endpoint. Attach up to 5 reference images in the Studio, such as a logo, a product shot and a previous ad, and describe the result you want.

What sizes does GPT Image 2 produce?

Square at 1024 by 1024, portrait at 1024 by 1536 and landscape at 1536 by 1024. Pick 1:1, a portrait ratio such as 9:16 or 4:5, or a landscape ratio such as 16:9 and Viral Engine maps it to the closest size. The 1K, 2K and 4K quality options map to OpenAI's low, medium and high quality settings.

How much does GPT Image 2 cost?

15 credits per image. New accounts get 70 free credits on signup, enough for 4 GPT Image 2 images, and the Essential plan ($14 per month, 4,000 credits) covers 266.

Can I use GPT Image 2 images commercially?

Yes. Images generated on Viral Engine can be used for ads, products, social and client work. See the Terms of Service.

GPT Image 2 | OpenAI's Graphics and Text-Rendering Image Model on Viral Engine

Strengths

Where GPT Image 2 wins

Readable text

Headlines, prices, labels, captions and signage render as the words you wrote. Quote the exact text in the prompt and say where it goes.

Designed layouts

Posters, story frames, banners, packaging and app screens. GPT Image 2 follows layout language (grid, hierarchy, palette, type style) better than photographic language.

Edits with up to 5 references

Image-to-image and style transfer run through OpenAI's edits endpoint, with up to 5 reference images per prompt in the Studio. Logo plus product shot plus last quarter's ad in, this quarter's ad out.

Logos and brand marks

Wordmarks, icons and simple brand systems come out clean and flat, ready to take into an editor rather than a photograph pretending to be a logo.

How to use it

An ad layout with readable text in five steps

1

Pick GPT Image 2

Open the Image Studio and choose GPT Image 2 from the model picker. It sits next to Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5 and Flux.

2

Quote the text

Put every word that must appear inside quotation marks and place it: headline "Summer Sale" top left, price "$29" bottom right.

3

Describe the layout

Name the format and ratio (poster, 4:5 story frame, 16:9 banner), the palette and the type style. Bold sans headline, warm cream background, product centered.

4

Add references for edits

Switch on image-to-image and attach the logo, the product shot and any ad you want to match. Up to 5 reference images per edit.

5

Generate and iterate

15 credits per image. Fix a word or a color by editing the prompt and regenerating, or save the working prompt as part of a Style so the agent reuses it.

Prompting tips

Get the text right first time

Quote everything that must appear

Words outside quotation marks are treated as description. Words inside them are rendered.

Keep it short

A headline, a subline and a price render cleanly. A paragraph of body copy will not. Add long text in an editor afterwards.

Name the type style

"Condensed bold sans, all caps" beats "nice font". Say if the text is on a badge, a ribbon or straight on the background.

Use references for the brand

Attach the logo file rather than describing it. The edits endpoint reproduces a supplied mark far more faithfully than a prompt does.

Pick the ratio for the placement

1:1 for feed, 9:16 or 4:5 for stories and Reels, 16:9 for banners. Viral Engine maps each to the closest of the three GPT Image 2 sizes.

Photographs go elsewhere

For a photoreal product shot, generate on Nano Banana Pro and bring it in as a reference. Let GPT Image 2 do the layout and the words.

Questions

GPT Image 2 FAQ

OpenAI's image generation model, and the graphics specialist on Viral Engine: posters, logos, packaging, ad layouts, captions, any image where the text has to be readable.

GPT Image 2 when the image contains words, a logo or a designed layout. Nano Banana 2 for fast photographic iteration, Nano Banana Pro for 4K hero shots, Flux for seed control and edits, Seedream 5 for 2K scenes with several subjects.

Yes. Image-to-image and style transfer run through OpenAI's edits endpoint, with up to 5 reference images per prompt in the Studio.

1024 by 1024 square, 1024 by 1536 portrait, 1536 by 1024 landscape. Pick any ratio in the Studio and it maps to the closest one. The 1K, 2K and 4K quality options map to OpenAI's low, medium and high settings.

15 credits per image. 70 free credits on signup cover 4 images; Essential ($14 per month, 4,000 credits) covers 266.

Yes. See Terms of Service.

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