Turn a written idea into the still that anchors everything next — a reference frame, a thumbnail, a product concept — generated from text at up to 4K.
Describe the picture in your head and get a finished still — a concept, a reference, or a ready-to-ship asset.
Match the output size to the job, from a quick draft up to a print-sharp 4K frame.
Build style frames, thumbnails, product shots, or the very first image you feed into image-to-video.
GPT Image 2 is a text-to-image model that builds the still picture before anything moves. Write what you want to see and it renders it at 1K, 2K, or 4K, with low, medium, or high quality. Reach for it when you need a reference frame to guide a video, a thumbnail, a product concept, or the starting image for Seedance image-to-video.
Render an image from a written brief that covers subject, composition, lighting, style, and any on-image text.
Set quality (low, medium, high) and resolution (1K, 2K, 4K) to fit both the use and the credit budget.
Treat the result as a finished asset, or pass it straight into Seedance as the first frame of a video.
Creative engine
Write the visual brief, choose your output settings, and read the credit estimate before you generate.
From a loose concept sketch to a polished product shot, here is the range GPT Image 2 covers in a single prompt.

Lock in the look and mood of a project as a reference image before any video work begins.
When a project needs a strong still to build on — for video, marketing, or design — this is where you make it.
Generate the reference image first, then hand it to Seedance image-to-video as a deliberate starting point.
Dial quality and resolution to the task — low to explore a direction, high when it ships.
A still costs fewer credits than a clip, so you can scout visual directions before any motion render.
The core of what GPT Image 2 does, prompt to picture.
Build images from a detailed brief — thumbnails, references, products, and design concepts.
Pick low, medium, or high to weigh output detail against credit cost.
Work in standard aspect ratios or supported custom sizes for the frame you need.
Render at the resolution that fits where the image will live.
The generation parameters behind GPT Image 2.
Four steps from idea to finished frame.
Spell out subject, composition, lighting, style, any on-image text, and where the still will be used.
Choose size, quality, resolution, and output format before generating.
See how quality and resolution shift the cost before you run the task.
Download the image, or send it into a Seedance video prompt as the opening frame.
Reach for GPT Image 2 whenever the next step needs a still — from a fast concept to a production-ready frame.
Render the still that sets subject, lighting, and framing before a Seedance video run.
Generate product concepts, backdrops, and visual directions for a campaign.
Work up image concepts for social clips, landing pages, or a video gallery.
Test visual ideas fast and for fewer credits than a video render would cost.
Questions people ask about generating images with GPT Image 2.
Write a visual brief, pick your resolution and quality, and read the credit estimate before you create.
Cinematic Seedance video path with text and image prompts, prompt ideas, and credit preview.
Standard Seedance video mode for 480p, 720p, and 1080p generation.
A faster, lower-cost Seedance video option for 480p and 720p drafts.
Low-cost lightweight Seedance tier for 480p and 720p video at the lowest credit cost.
Edit uploaded reference images into cleaner still assets for thumbnails, products, and video references.