Side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, pros and cons
GPT Image is OpenAIs native image generation in GPT-4o, launched March 2025. Creates and edits images directly in ChatGPT with accurate text rendering, multi-turn consistency, and support for up to 4096x4096 resolution via gpt-image-1 API. Free for all ChatGPT users.
Speed champion from ByteDance (1145 ELO). 2-second generation at flat $0.04/image. Best value for high-volume social media content. 9.6/10 facial landmark consistency. Broadest style support from watercolor to cyberpunk.
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Rating | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Category | Image Generation | Image Generation |
| Description | GPT Image is OpenAIs native image generation in GPT-4o, launched March 2025. Creates and edits images directly in ChatGPT with accurate text rendering, multi-turn consistency, and support for up to 4096x4096 resolution via gpt-image-1 API. Free for all ChatGPT users. | Speed champion from ByteDance (1145 ELO). 2-second generation at flat $0.04/image. Best value for high-volume social media content. 9.6/10 facial landmark consistency. Broadest style support from watercolor to cyberpunk. |
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| Native GPT-4o image generation | ||
| Image editing and inpainting | ||
| Accurate text in images | ||
| Multi-turn consistency | ||
| Up to 4096x4096 resolution | ||
| Transparent backgrounds | ||
| C2PA provenance tags | ||
| Free in ChatGPT | ||
| 2-second generation for 2K images | ||
| 5-6 seconds for 4K output | ||
| Flat $0.04 per image pricing | ||
| 9.6/10 facial landmark consistency | ||
| Up to 6 reference images | ||
| Broadest style support (anime, watercolor, cyberpunk, cel-shaded) | ||
| Natural language editing | ||
| Multi-image editing support | ||
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| Website | Visit | Visit |
