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GPT Image 2.6 · no ChatGPT plan · no watermark

ChatGPT Image Generator

Make images with the model behind ChatGPT Images — GPT Image 2.6 — right in your browser. Describe a poster, card, thumbnail or product shot, or upload a photo to edit. No ChatGPT subscription or API key; pay per image.

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  • GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
  • GPT Image 2.6 output: a YouTube thumbnail of a shocked man in a towel with the headline 30 DAYS OF COLD SHOWERS
  • GPT Image 2.6 output: a birthday card with a green dinosaur blowing out candles and the text HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY, MAYA!
  • GPT Image 2.6 output: a MASALA OATS recipe card with a bowl photo, an ingredients list and four steps
  • GPT Image 2.6 edit: the same curly-haired man turned into a LinkedIn headshot in a navy blazer on grey
  • Same model as ChatGPT Images 2.6
  • Text spelled right
  • Edit your own photos
  • No watermark

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Quick answer

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What is the ChatGPT image generator?

The ChatGPT image generator is Images 2.6, the image feature inside ChatGPT, powered by OpenAI's GPT Image 2.6 model (released 4 November 2026). It turns a text prompt into an image, edits uploaded photos, spells text inside images reliably and can now make animated GIFs and SVG files. On Kenerate AI you can run the same model — GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst or Flare — without a ChatGPT plan, with control over quality, size (1K to 4K), aspect ratio and up to 16 reference images.

Key facts

Model
GPT Image 2.6 (OpenAI)
Released
4 November 2026
Versions
Sunburst · Flare
Output
PNG · JPG · WEBP · GIF · SVG
Size
1K, 2K or 4K · 15 ratios
References
Up to 16 images
ChatGPT plan
Not needed
Watermark
None

Gallery

Made with the ChatGPT image model

Real GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst outputs on Kenerate, one try each — posters, cards, thumbnails, edits of an uploaded photo, a GIF and a logo. Open any image to copy its prompt and run it.

How to

How to use the ChatGPT image generator

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Open the generator

    Go to /app/image — GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst is preselected from this page. Sign in; GPT Image 2.6 needs a one-time credit pack.

  2. Step 2

    Describe the image

    Format, subject, setting, style and any text in quotes. To edit, upload up to 16 photos and describe the change.

  3. Step 3

    Pick size and format

    Choose one of 15 aspect ratios, 1K, 2K or 4K, a quality tier, and PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF or SVG.

  4. Step 4

    Generate and download

    Check every word, then download. No watermark, commercial use included.

1Describe your image2Pick an image model3Set the aspect ratio and size4Click Create5Open and download your image
Kenerate AI Image Studio with a text prompt typed into the prompt box

Open Image Studio and type what you want to see — subject, style, lighting and mood.

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Prompts, styles, references, edit, Arena & chat

Chapters

Tips

How to prompt the ChatGPT image generator

GPT Image 2.6 follows plain, specific sentences. These habits gave us clean first tries.

  • Name the format first: "YouTube thumbnail", "recipe card", "birthday card", "app screen".

  • Put every word that must appear in quotes and add "spell exactly, no other text".

  • Say where text goes: "headline on the right", "small text at the bottom".

  • For edits, upload the photo and say what must stay: "keep his face and hair exactly the same".

  • Check counts and details — our 7th-birthday card came back with six candles.

  • Draft fast on Flare, then render the keeper on Sunburst.

Models

Image models on Kenerate

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • OpenAI

    GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    1K to 4K · GIF · SVG

    Best for

    ChatGPT's newest model, best detail

    Open GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst

  • OpenAI

    GPT Image 2.6 Flare

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    1K to 4K · GIF · SVG

    Best for

    Fastest drafts

    Open GPT Image 2.6 Flare

  • OpenAI

    GPT Image 2.5

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    1K to 4K

    Best for

    Cheaper GPT Image for volume

    Open GPT Image 2.5

  • Google

    Nano Banana 2.1

    Reference images
    Up to 14
    Output
    1K to 4K

    Best for

    Long lists, 8:1 banners

    Open Nano Banana 2.1
  • Qwen Image 3.0 title card — neatly written on a café blackboard menu board in a sunlit café
    Free plan

    Alibaba

    Qwen Image 3.0

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    1K or 2K

    Best for

    On the free plan

    Open Qwen Image 3.0

FAQ

ChatGPT Image Generator questions

What is the ChatGPT image generator?

It is Images 2.6, the image feature in ChatGPT, powered by OpenAI's GPT Image 2.6 model since 4 November 2026. It makes images from text, edits uploaded photos, renders text inside images and can output GIFs and SVGs. Kenerate AI runs the same model in the browser without a ChatGPT plan.

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Is this the same model ChatGPT uses?

Yes. ChatGPT's Images 2.6 runs on GPT Image 2.6, and OpenAI offers it to developers as GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst and GPT-Image-2.6 Flare. Kenerate uses those API models, so you get the same model with direct control over quality, size and format.

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Can I use the ChatGPT image generator for free?

In ChatGPT, Images 2.6 is on every subscription tier within each plan's limits. On Kenerate, new accounts get 25 free credits for the free models (Flux 2 and Qwen Image); GPT Image 2.6 needs a one-time credit pack, and credits never expire. See our guide on whether GPT Image 2.6 is free for every option.

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Can I use it without logging in to ChatGPT?

Yes. You don't need a ChatGPT or OpenAI account on Kenerate — sign in to Kenerate, pick GPT Image 2.6 in /app/image and generate. You do need a Kenerate account so your images and credits are saved.

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Can it edit my own photos?

Yes. Upload up to 16 reference images and describe the change. In our test it turned a café photo of a man into a studio headshot in a navy blazer and kept his face and curly hair.

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Is it good at text in images?

Very good: on our tests the poster, recipe card, birthday card, thumbnail and app screen were all spelled right on the first try. Details like counts can slip — the 7th-birthday card had six candles — so check before you print.

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Can the ChatGPT image generator make GIFs or SVGs?

Yes, since GPT Image 2.6. Choose GIF for a short looping animation (2–16 frames) or SVG for a scalable vector logo or icon (text to image only). See our AI GIF generator and AI SVG generator pages for examples.

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Can I use the images commercially?

Yes. Images you generate on Kenerate carry no watermark and include commercial use. Avoid prompts that copy real people, brands or trademarked characters.

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In depth

ChatGPT Image Generator, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

ChatGPT vs Kenerate for the same model

Both run GPT Image 2.6 [1]. The difference is control and billing:

  • ChatGPT — included in your plan within its usage limits; you describe the image in a chat and ChatGPT picks most settings.
  • Kenerate — pay per image with credits that never expire; you pick Sunburst or Flare, the quality tier, 1K/2K/4K, one of 15 ratios and the output format, and can compare other models on the same prompt.

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We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.

Sources: Introducing Images 2.6 — OpenAI · OpenAI on X — GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst

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