What is GPT-4o Image?

GPT-4o Image is OpenAI's multimodal image generation model built into GPT-4o. It generates and edits images using the same architecture that powers ChatGPT's text and reasoning capabilities, enabling superior prompt understanding, accurate text rendering in images, and conversational image editing.

Why is GPT-4o Image better at rendering text?

Unlike diffusion-based models that generate images pixel-by-pixel without understanding language, GPT-4o Image uses a multimodal architecture that natively understands text. It 'reads' the words it generates, resulting in correctly spelled, legible text in images — from single words to full sentences, signs, labels, and paragraphs.

What is the difference between Text-to-Image and Image-to-Image?

Text-to-Image generates a new image entirely from your text description. Image-to-Image lets you upload an existing image and describe changes — style transfer, element addition/removal, color adjustment, or complete reimagination. Both modes leverage GPT-4o's deep understanding of your intent.

How does GPT-4o Image compare to Midjourney?

GPT-4o Image excels at text rendering, complex prompt understanding, and conversational editing — areas where Midjourney is weaker. Midjourney leads in artistic style, aesthetic consistency, and producing "gallery-ready" images with less prompting. GPT-4o Image is the better choice for practical design work with text; Midjourney is stronger for pure artistic exploration.

How much does GPT-4o Image cost?

On our platform, GPT-4o Image uses a credit-based system — each generation costs credits based on the quality tier selected. New accounts get 5 sign-up credits, and logged-in users can claim 5 check-in credits every day. After that, pay-as-you-go pricing applies. On ChatGPT, image generation is available with ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) and higher plans with daily generation limits.

Can GPT-4o Image edit specific parts of an image?

Yes. In Image-to-Image mode, you can upload an image and describe exactly what to change. GPT-4o Image understands spatial references like "change the background to a sunset" or "make the text larger" and modifies only the relevant parts while preserving the rest of the image.

What image styles does GPT-4o Image support?

GPT-4o Image supports virtually any visual style: photorealistic photography, oil painting, watercolor, 3D rendering, flat design, anime, pixel art, pencil sketch, vintage poster, minimalist, and more. Specify the style in your prompt and the model adapts accordingly.

What resolution does GPT-4o Image generate?

GPT-4o Image generates images at standard resolutions optimized for quality. The model supports square, portrait, and landscape aspect ratios. For higher resolution needs, you can upscale the output using dedicated upscaling tools.

Is GPT-4o Image the same as DALL-E?

No. GPT-4o Image is a different model from DALL-E 3. While DALL-E 3 is a dedicated diffusion-based image generator, GPT-4o Image is built into GPT-4o's multimodal architecture. This gives it superior text rendering, better prompt understanding, and the ability to edit images conversationally — but they are separate models with different capabilities.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-4o Image?

Popular alternatives include Midjourney (best artistic quality), Flux 2 (open-weight, excellent prompt adherence), Ideogram (strong text rendering), Imagen 4 (Google DeepMind, photorealistic), and Seedream (fast inference). Each model has unique strengths — compare them in the model comparison table above.

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GPT-4o Image Prompt Templates

The formula: Subject + Style + Lighting + Composition + Details. Be specific about typography when you need text. Include artistic medium for non-photorealistic styles. Describe spatial relationships for complex scenes.

Good: Specific Style + Text

A vintage neon sign reading "OPEN LATE" glowing in warm amber against a rainy city alley at night, reflections on wet cobblestones, noir atmosphere, film grain, 35mm photography

Good: Detailed Composition

Flat lay photography of a designer workspace: MacBook Pro, a ceramic coffee mug, scattered Pantone cards, a succulent plant, and a Moleskine notebook with a fountain pen, soft overhead lighting, clean white background

Good: Artistic Medium

A lighthouse on a rocky cliff during a storm, dramatic ocean waves crashing below, seagulls fighting the wind, painted in the style of J.M.W. Turner, oil on canvas, romantic era, moody palette of greys and deep blues

How GPT-4o Image Compares to Other Image Generators

See how GPT-4o Image stacks up against the leading AI image generation models in 2026.

Capability	GPT-4o Image	Midjourney v7	Flux 2	Ideogram 3	Seedream 3.0	Imagen 4
Text Rendering	Best in Class	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Good
Prompt Understanding	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
Photorealism	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Text to Image
Image to Image
Multimodal Input
Style Versatility	Excellent	Best in Class	Good	Good	Good	Good
Inpainting / Editing	Conversational	Region Select	ControlNet	Canvas		Whisk

GPT-4o Image Use Cases

Social Media Content

Create scroll-stopping social media graphics with accurate text overlays — quote posts, infographics, memes, and branded visuals. GPT-4o Image handles text placement that other generators can't.

Content Creators & Marketers

E-Commerce & Product

Generate professional product photography, lifestyle shots, and mockups without a photo studio. Transform simple product images into aspirational marketing visuals with natural language editing.

E-Commerce Sellers

Publishing & Editorial

Create book covers, editorial illustrations, infographics, and magazine layouts with precise typography. GPT-4o Image's text rendering makes it the ideal AI for publishing workflows.

Publishers & Designers

Education & Training

Generate diagrams, labeled illustrations, step-by-step visual guides, and educational infographics. The model's ability to render accurate text makes it uniquely suited for instructional content.

Educators & Course Creators

Design & Prototyping

Rapidly iterate on visual concepts — logos, UI mockups, color palettes, and design explorations. Use image-to-image mode to refine and evolve your designs conversationally.

Designers & Creative Teams

$Marketing & Advertising. Produce polished ad creatives, hero images, banner designs, and campaign visuals at a fraction of traditional production cost. A/B test visual...$

Marketing & Advertising

Produce polished ad creatives, hero images, banner designs, and campaign visuals at a fraction of traditional production cost. A/B test visual concepts in minutes instead of days.

Marketing Teams & Agencies

How to Use GPT-4o Image

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Choose Your Mode

Select Text-to-Image to generate from a prompt, or Image-to-Image to edit and transform an uploaded image.

02

Describe Your Vision

Write a detailed prompt describing the image — subject, style, lighting, composition, and any text you want rendered. GPT-4o Image excels at following complex, multi-part instructions.

03

Generate & Preview

Hit Generate to create your image. Preview the result and download in full quality. Each generation costs credits based on the selected quality tier.

04

Iterate & Refine

Upload the result back to Image-to-Image mode and describe changes — adjust colors, add elements, fix details. Iterate until your vision is perfect.

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GPT-4o Image on Reddit

Distracted Boyfriend meme recreated in South Park style with GPT-4o

Massively viral post showing the Distracted Boyfriend meme recreated in South Park style using GPT-4o image generation. One of the highest-upvoted posts demonstrating GPT-4o's creative style transfer capabilities.

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GPT-4o Image on X

Sam Altman@sama

we are launching a new thing today—images in chatgpt! it’s an incredible technology/product. i remember seeing some of the first images come out of this model...

Sam Altman personally announcing the launch of image generation in ChatGPT, highlighting the significance of GPT-4o's native image creation capabilities.

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GPT-4o Image Alternatives & Related Tools

MultiTalk's video model available on Invideo AI.

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Text to Video Wan 2.6 Text to Video › Wan's video model available on Invideo AI.	Video AI InfiniTalk From Audio › InfiniTalk's video model available on Invideo AI.	T2V + I2V Veo 3.1 › Google's video model available on Invideo AI.	T2V + I2V Runway Video Generate › Runway's video model available on Invideo AI.
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Text to Video Hunyuan Video T2V › Hunyuan's video model available on Invideo AI.	Text to Video Hailuo 02 T2V Pro › Hailuo's video model available on Invideo AI.	Video AI OmniHuman 1.0 › ByteDance's video model available on Invideo AI.	Video AI MultiTalk › MultiTalk's video model available on Invideo AI.

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Text to Image

T2I + I2I Nano Banana Pro › Google's image model available on Invideo AI.	Text to Image Imagen 4 › Google DeepMind's latest image model with photorealistic quality and creative control.	Text to Image Qwen Text to Image › Qwen's image model available on Invideo AI.	Open Weight Flux 2 › Black Forest Labs' open-weight image model with excellent prompt adherence and fast generation.
Text to Image Grok Imagine Text to Image › Grok's image model available on Invideo AI.	Text to Image GPT Image 1.5 Text to Image › OpenAI's image model available on Invideo AI.	Text to Image Seedream › ByteDance's image generation model with strong photorealism and fast inference.	Artistic Quality Midjourney › Leading AI image generator known for exceptional artistic quality and photorealistic output.
Text to Image Ideogram › AI image generator specializing in typography and graphic design with strong text rendering.	T2I + I2I Flux Kontext › Flux's image model available on Invideo AI.	Text to Image Minimax Image 01 T2I › Minimax's image model available on Invideo AI.

Audio AI

ElevenLabs Text to Dialogue

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Suno's audio model available on Invideo AI.

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GPT-4o Image Features

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

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GPT-4o Image Samples

GPT-4o Image Features

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

Accurate Text Rendering

Superior Prompt Understanding

Photorealistic Quality

Multimodal Image Editing

Creative Versatility

Image-to-Image Transformation

Precise Spatial Reasoning

GPT-4o Image Prompt Templates

Good: Specific Style + Text

Good: Detailed Composition

Good: Artistic Medium

How GPT-4o Image Compares to Other Image Generators

GPT-4o Image Use Cases

Social Media Content

E-Commerce & Product

Publishing & Editorial

Education & Training

Design & Prototyping

Marketing & Advertising

How to Use GPT-4o Image

Choose Your Mode

Describe Your Vision

Generate & Preview

Iterate & Refine

GPT-4o Image on YouTube

GPT-4o Image on Reddit

GPT-4o Image on X

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PixVerse V5.6 T2V