GPT Image 1

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by OpenAI · Updated December 1, 2025

GPT Image 1 is OpenAI's native image generation capability integrated directly into ChatGPT and the API. It produces highly detailed, prompt-adherent images with excellent text rendering, outperforming DALL·E 3 in accuracy and style range. Supports iterative editing through conversation.

Best For

Text renderingPhotorealismIterative editingConversational image creationComplex compositions

Prompting Tips

1Use natural conversational language to describe images
2You can edit generated images by describing changes in follow-up messages
3Excellent at rendering text in images — specify font style and placement
4Describe the artistic style clearly: "oil painting", "vector", "photograph"
5Supports multi-turn refinement — keep iterating in the same conversation

Syntax & Constraints

Natural language via ChatGPT or API. No special syntax. Supports iterative editing in conversation. Various aspect ratios and quality settings.

Example Prompts

◆ Logo Design

Sustainable fashion logo

Create a clean, modern logo for a sustainable fashion brand called "Evergreen". Use a minimalist leaf icon integrated into the letter E, with a sage green and cream color palette. Vector-clean edges on white background.

minimalecovector

👤 Portrait Photography

Jazz musician portrait

A photorealistic portrait of a jazz musician mid-performance, eyes closed, feeling the music. Dramatic stage lighting with blue and amber spotlights, slight motion blur on the hands. Shot on a 50mm lens at f/2.8.

musicdramaticstage