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How to Use ChatGPT Image 2 for AI Image Generation

How to use ChatGPT Image 2 (GPT Image 2) for AI image generation. What it does best, how to write effective prompts, and how to access it on aicut without an OpenAI subscription.

ChatGPT Image 2 — OpenAI's second-generation image model, also referred to as GPT Image 2 — is available on aicut as part of the multi-model AI image suite. You don't need a separate OpenAI subscription to use it: access it directly from aicut's model selector alongside nano-banana-pro, gpt-image-1, and other image models.

What ChatGPT Image 2 Does Well

GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's most capable image generation model, with three core strengths that distinguish it from other models:

Instruction-following fidelity: GPT Image 2 handles multi-part, detailed prompts better than almost any current image model. You can specify 5–7 distinct elements in a prompt and expect each to appear correctly in the output.

Text in images: Signs, labels, book covers, packaging, posters — GPT Image 2 renders readable, correctly spelled text in images more reliably than models built on diffusion architectures. If your image needs legible text, GPT Image 2 is the right choice.

Photorealistic product and scene rendering: Product photography, interior design renders, architectural visualization — scenarios requiring visual realism with specific object placement are where GPT Image 2 performs best.

How to Write Effective Prompts for ChatGPT Image 2

GPT Image 2 processes prompts more like a language model than a diffusion model — it "understands" the prompt rather than pattern-matching from training distribution. This means:

Be specific and descriptive:

A glass perfume bottle with a gold cap, sitting on a white marble surface. 
The bottle is half-full with amber liquid. Natural side lighting. 
Blurry floral background out of focus. Commercial photography style.

State what's NOT in the image when helpful:

A modern kitchen interior. Clean, minimalist. No people. No food on counter. 
Natural morning light from window on the left. Marble island.

Specify text exactly when needed:

A coffee shop sign in weathered wood with the words 'OPEN' in hand-lettered style. 
Vintage aesthetic. White lettering on dark wood.

10 Prompts for ChatGPT Image 2

Product Photography

  1. A luxury watch lying on black velvet fabric. Close-up of the face. Gold and silver details. Studio lighting with subtle reflection below.

  2. A skincare serum bottle — clear glass, gold cap, minimal label — on a wet stone surface. Eucalyptus leaves in the background. Beauty product photography.

  3. A hardcover book titled "The Architecture of Tomorrow" on a wooden desk next to a white coffee mug. Morning light through a window. No people.

Photorealistic Scenes

  1. The interior of a Japanese ramen restaurant at night. Low lighting, red lanterns. A steaming bowl of ramen in the foreground. Empty seats.

  2. A rooftop terrace in Barcelona at sunset. White linen furniture. Potted olive trees. City skyline in the background, warm golden hour light.

  3. A library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a rolling ladder, warm lamp light. Leather armchairs. No people. Deep depth of field.

Text-in-Image Content

  1. A chalkboard menu for a coffee shop with "ESPRESSO $3 | LATTE $5 | COLD BREW $4" written in clean chalk lettering. Cafe background.

  2. A motivational poster: clean sans-serif type reading "MAKE IT HAPPEN" in large black letters on white background. Minimal. No decoration.

  3. A notebook cover with the handwritten words "Morning Pages" in black ink. Kraft paper texture. Ribbon bookmark.

Mixed Complexity

  1. A scientist's laboratory desk at midnight. Scattered papers, test tubes in a rack, a glowing laptop screen. A single desk lamp provides warm light. The desk has the handwritten label "EXPERIMENT 7" on a sticky note.

ChatGPT Image 2 vs. Other Image Models

When to use GPT Image 2:

  • Prompt has 4+ distinct elements that all need to appear correctly
  • Image requires readable, specific text
  • Realistic commercial photography style is needed
  • Precise object placement matters

When another model may be better:

  • Highly stylized, artistic, or illustration-style outputs → try nano-banana-pro
  • Fastest possible generation for iteration → try nano-banana-2-flash
  • Anime or comic art styles → nano-banana-2

Accessing ChatGPT Image 2 on aicut

aicut provides GPT Image 2 alongside nano-banana-pro, gpt-image-1, and the full nano-banana-2 family — all from one model selector, with no separate API subscriptions needed.

Recommended workflow:

  1. Draft your prompt with as much specificity as possible
  2. Generate in GPT Image 2
  3. If the output is too literal or lacks artistic quality, compare against nano-banana-pro on the same prompt
  4. For final commercial/product use, GPT Image 2 typically wins on instruction adherence; nano-banana-pro often wins on aesthetic richness

Key Takeaways

  • ChatGPT Image 2 (GPT Image 2) excels at instruction-following, text in images, and photorealistic scene rendering.
  • Write detailed, multi-part prompts — GPT Image 2 handles complexity better than most models.
  • For text-in-image content, GPT Image 2 is the clear choice.
  • Available on aicut without a separate OpenAI subscription.

Try ChatGPT Image 2 at aicut — and compare it against nano-banana-pro for your specific use case.

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