# Image GPT: make and edit pictures with GPT Image

> “Image GPT” can mean OpenAI's GPT Image models (GPT Image 2 and 2.5), the image creation in ChatGPT that runs on them, or Image GPT, OpenAI's 2020 research model. To make pictures today, use a GPT Image model: on GetGPTImage you write a prompt or upload a photo and download a PNG at 1K, 2K or 4K for 16 credits per 1K image.

People who search for an image GPT usually want a GPT model that draws. Here is what the term covers, and how to use OpenAI's GPT Image models in a browser.

## At a glance

- **Current models:** GPT Image 2 (April 2026) and 2.5 (September 2026)
- **Image GPT (2020):** An OpenAI research model, not a product
- **Models:** GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and GPT Image 2
- **Price per image:** 16 credits at 1K, 40 at 2K, 80 at 4K, on every model
- **Sign-up:** Free with email; images use purchased credits

- Text to image
- Photo editing
- Three GPT Image models

[Make an image](https://getgptimage.com/create)

## What an image GPT can do for you

- **Draw from a description**: Photos, illustrations, diagrams and posters from one or two sentences.
- **Edit a picture you have**: Change the background, the season, the outfit or the words on a sign.
- **Follow a layout**: Say where things go, top left, centered or in a row, and the models place them.
- **Write inside the image**: Headlines, labels and captions in the words you put in quotation marks.

## How to use an image GPT online

1. **Pick a GPT Image model**: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst for precision, Flare for speed, or GPT Image 2.
2. **Describe the picture**: Name the subject, setting, style and any text; upload a photo to edit.
3. **Generate and download**: Choose a shape and size, generate, and download the PNG.

## What does “image GPT” mean?

The phrase covers several related things, and it helps to know which one you need:

- GPT Image: OpenAI's image models, GPT Image 2 (April 2026) and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and Flare (September 2026).
- Image creation in ChatGPT, which OpenAI builds on its GPT Image models.
- Image GPT (iGPT): a 2020 OpenAI research model that applied a GPT-2-style transformer to pixels and could complete half-finished pictures. It was research, not a tool you can use today.
- Custom GPTs in ChatGPT that specialise in images, built on the same image features.

## From Image GPT to GPT Image

OpenAI's 2020 Image GPT showed that the same kind of model that predicts the next word could predict the next pixel. Today's GPT Image models go much further: they read long instructions, follow reference photos, render legible text and output images up to 3840 pixels on the long side.

GetGPTImage is an independent web app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI. It gives you the current GPT Image models in a browser, with the price of each image shown before you generate.


## Start from a task

- [GPT image creator](https://getgptimage.com/create-image): Text to image, step by step.
- [GPT Image editor](https://getgptimage.com/image-editor): Change a photo with a sentence.
- [Prompt library](https://getgptimage.com/prompts): Twenty prompts to copy.

## GPT Image pricing: plans and credit packs

- Starter: $9.99 / month, 1,000 credits
- Pro: $24.99 / month, 2,800 credits
- Small: $4.99, 400 credits
- Large: $14.99, 1,300 credits

## Image GPT FAQ

### Is Image GPT the same as GPT Image?

Not quite. Image GPT was a 2020 OpenAI research model; GPT Image is OpenAI's current family of image generation models, including GPT Image 2 and GPT Image 2.5.

### Which GPT makes images?

OpenAI's GPT Image models make and edit images. ChatGPT uses them for its image features, and GetGPTImage lets you use GPT Image 2 and 2.5 directly in a browser.

### Can I use an image GPT without ChatGPT?

Yes. GetGPTImage runs the GPT Image models without a ChatGPT account. Signing up is free, and an image costs 16 credits at 1K.

### Is GetGPTImage an official OpenAI tool?

No. GetGPTImage is an independent web app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI.

## Try an image GPT in your browser

Sign up free, pick a GPT Image model and describe a picture.

_Last updated 2026-10-17_