GPT Image 2 (medium) - AI Model API and Pricing

Pick the tool by the job, not by the model

This engine sits under a long list of Ugesi tools. For a poster from scratch, open AI Image Generator and start from the Poster with text preset. For a thumbnail, YouTube Thumbnail Generator with Face and text or Versus. For ads, AI Ad Generator with Bold typographic. To repair a misspelled sign in an existing picture, AI Image Editor has a Fix the text preset. To clear space for a headline, use Add text space.

Photo work runs here too. That includes AI Photo Editor and AI Relight, with presets like Golden hour or Window light. Virtual Staging AI, AI Interior Design, Remove Object and Remove Person also use it. AI Clothes Changer is the one tool that takes two uploads, the photo and the garment to swap in.

Prompts that use its literal streak

It does what you write, including the strange parts, so spell out layout and wording. Try: "A 2:3 jazz night poster. Headline 'BLUE ROOM' in tall condensed letters at the top, 'Fridays 9 pm' small at the bottom right. A saxophone silhouette in the center, two colors only."

For a menu board: "A chalkboard café menu with four items and prices in neat handwriting. Coffee cup doodle in the corner, every word spelled correctly." Put exact text in quotes inside your prompt and keep each line short.

Where it falls short and what to do

Its listed limit is photorealism. Skin, fabric and natural light can look a little illustrated. For a lifestyle photo with no text, FLUX 2 [max] at 16 credits is the photoreal pick. Its own text rendering is weaker. For fast, cheap drafts from a prompt, Nano Banana costs 12 credits at a lower resolution. It takes no upload on Ugesi. If a keeper must go to print, the AI Image Upscaler gives 4x output, not a new image. Topaz Image Upscale at 13 credits is listed for that job but not open yet.

Choosing the aspect ratio

Three ratios are offered: 1:1, 3:2 and 2:3. Use 2:3 for posters and flyers, 3:2 for banners and slide images, 1:1 for social posts and product tiles. There is no wide 16:9 option. For a video thumbnail or a header, generate at 3:2 first. Then add room in Expand Image with More on the sides, and crop to 16:9.

Budgeting a batch

Each GPT Image 2 render at medium quality takes 14 credits from your balance. That is close to $0.15 at the best pack. Ten separate runs, typical when you test wording and layout, come to 140 credits, about $1.49. It sits at No. 32 of 41 image models, counting from the cheapest. It is not the budget choice, because you pay for type that holds up.

Where to actually run it

GPT Image 2 (medium) API

curl -X POST https://ugesi.com/api/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-image-2",
    "prompt": "a product shot on white marble"
  }'

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://ugesi.com/api/generate');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'model' => 'gpt-image-2',
        'prompt' => 'a product shot on white marble',
    ]),
]);
$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);
print_r($response);

type GenerateRequest = {
  model: string;
  prompt: string;
};
type GenerateResponse = {
  job_id: number;
  job_token: string;
  credits_held: number;
  status: "queued" | "succeeded";
  output_text?: string;
};

const body: GenerateRequest = {
  model: "gpt-image-2",
  prompt: "a product shot on white marble",
};

const resp = await fetch("https://ugesi.com/api/generate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UGESI_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(body),
});
if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status}`);
const job = (await resp.json()) as GenerateResponse;
console.log(job.job_id, job.status);

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://ugesi.com/api/generate",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "gpt-image-2",
        "prompt": "a product shot on white marble",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "a product shot on white marble"
}

The API comes with every credit pack, from Lite to Enterprise, and uses the same balance as the website. API documentation and access →

License and terms of use

Outputs made with paid credits can be used commercially. The maker's own rules for GPT Image 2 (medium) also apply (OpenAI Usage Policies). The full rules are in our Terms of service.

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