> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kymaapi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# GPT Image 2

> OpenAI's flagship image model. Near-perfect text-in-image (multilingual), reasoning-augmented composition, photoreal output. Quality dropdown low/medium/high.

## Overview

`gpt-image-2` is OpenAI's flagship image model (GA April 22, 2026). It's the strongest text-in-image renderer in production today — accurate typography across Latin, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, and 25+ other scripts — with reasoning-augmented composition and photoreal output. Sync API, blob-hosted output, runtime quality dropdown.

One SKU exposes all three of OpenAI's quality tiers (`low` / `medium` / `high`) — the picker default is `medium` and you opt into higher fidelity per request. No `-pro` or `-mini` derivatives; the model ID matches OpenAI's exact naming.

## Specs

| Field           | Value                                                       |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Model ID        | `gpt-image-2`                                               |
| Creator         | OpenAI                                                      |
| Best for        | Text-in-image, photoreal, multilingual typography, logos    |
| Sizes           | `1024x1024`, `1024x1536`, `1536x1024`, `2048x2048`          |
| Quality tiers   | `low`, `medium` (default), `high`                           |
| Pricing mode    | Per image, per quality tier                                 |
| Default latency | \~30s medium 1024² (low \~19s, high \~60s, n=3 high \~3min) |
| Output          | Blob-hosted URL (Vercel CDN, no expiring OpenAI URL)        |

## Pricing

Per image at 1024². List = OpenAI provider cost × 1.35 markup, rounded up to a sensible cent boundary so margin floors at \~35% across every tier.

| Quality            | Provider cost |  Kyma list  | Margin |
| ------------------ | :-----------: | :---------: | :----: |
| `low`              |    \$0.010    | **\$0.014** |   40%  |
| `medium` (default) |    \$0.060    | **\$0.081** |   35%  |
| `high`             |    \$0.220    | **\$0.297** |   35%  |

Multi-image requests (`n: 3`) scale linearly: high × 3 = $0.891. Holds book the exact tier amount before the call so a `quality=high` request reserves $0.297 up front, no refund-and-rebill drift.

## Compared to other image models on Kyma

| Strength                | gpt-image-2 | [`flux-2-pro`](/models/flux-2-pro) | [`ideogram-v3`](/models/ideogram-v3) |    [`recraft-v4-pro`](/models/recraft-v4-pro)    |
| ----------------------- | :---------: | :--------------------------------: | :----------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------: |
| Text in image (English) |  **★★★★★**  |                 ★★★                |                 ★★★★                 |                        ★★★                       |
| Multilingual text       |  **★★★★★**  |                 ★★                 |                  ★★★                 |                        ★★                        |
| Photoreal humans        |     ★★★★    |              **★★★★★**             |                 ★★★★                 |                       ★★★★                       |
| Composition reasoning   |  **★★★★★**  |                ★★★★                |                  ★★★                 |                       ★★★★                       |
| Print quality (4MP)     |     ★★★     |                ★★★★                |                  ★★★                 |                     **★★★★★**                    |
| Multi-reference blend   |      —      |           **10 sources**           |                   —                  |                         —                        |
| Native SVG output       |      —      |                  —                 |                   —                  | [`recraft-v4-vector`](/models/recraft-v4-vector) |

Stars are positioning, not benchmark percentiles — pick by the row that matches your strongest constraint.

## Use this when

* You need **text inside the image** to be legible and accurate (logos, posters, packaging, UI mockups, screenshots, ads).
* The text is non-English (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, etc.).
* The composition needs reasoning ("a chart showing X", "a diagram of Y", "a recipe card with Z ingredients").
* You'd otherwise pay for a designer to set type properly.

## Pick something else when

* You need photoreal hero shots with **multi-reference blending** → [`flux-2-pro`](/models/flux-2-pro) takes up to 10 source images.
* You need **editable vector files** (SVG with paths and layers) → [`recraft-v4-vector`](/models/recraft-v4-vector).
* Volume matters more than fidelity — sub-cent budget tier → [`minimax-image-01`](/models/minimax-image-01) at \$0.005/image.
* You need **print-ready 4MP** without paying gpt-image-2 high tier prices → [`recraft-v4-pro`](/models/recraft-v4-pro) at \$0.338/image.

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://kymaapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-image-2",
    "prompt": "A vintage tea brand poster reading 'KYMA TEA — since 2026' in elegant serif typography, soft cream background, watercolor botanical illustration",
    "size": "1024x1024",
    "quality": "high",
    "n": 1
  }'
```

The endpoint is async — POST returns `202` with a `job_id`; poll [`GET /v1/jobs/{id}`](/api-reference/images-generations#poll-for-the-result) until status is `succeeded`. The completed job's `output.url` is a Vercel blob URL hosted on Kyma's CDN, not an expiring OpenAI URL.

### Quality tier rule of thumb

```bash theme={null}
# low — drafts, fast iteration, sub-cent draft tier alternative
'"quality": "low"'   # $0.014, ~19s, OK for layout sketches and ideation

# medium — production default
'"quality": "medium"' # $0.081, ~30s, the picker default

# high — hero shots, marketing, anything user-facing
'"quality": "high"'  # $0.297, ~60s, near-perfect text-in-image
```

## Tier classification

`tier: "quality"` (top tier in the unified picker taxonomy alongside flux-2-pro, recraft-v4-pro, ideogram-v3). The default `medium` quality lands at \$0.081 — comparable to flux-kontext-pro / recraft-v4 in the Fast tier — but the SKU's positioning is the high-end option, with `quality: "high"` available per request when needed.

## See also

* [Image Generation overview](/models/image-generation) — full image family
* [`POST /v1/images/generations`](/api-reference/images-generations) — endpoint reference
* [Pricing](/pricing) — cross-catalog comparison