GPT Image 2

Top of both the generation and editing arenas, by a clear margin.

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Specifications

Developer: OpenAI
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Model type: Image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Availability: Current
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Arena Elo: 1339
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Pricing model: Usage based
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Accepts: text, image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Produces: image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
API available: Yes
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Open source: No
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated

AI model

Amazon Polly NeuralThe default inside AWS: $16 per million characters and no new vendor to onboard.

AI model

Claude Fable 5Anthropic's most capable widely released model, for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.

AI model

Claude Haiku 4.5Near-frontier quality at commodity prices and high speed.

AI model

Claude Mythos 5Anthropic's limited-availability frontier model, Fable-tier pricing on a new tokenizer.

Top of both the generation and editing arenas, by a clear margin.

Best for

Developer: OpenAI
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Model type: Image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Availability: Current
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Arena Elo: 1339
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Pricing model: Usage based
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Accepts: text, image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Produces: image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
API available: Yes
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Open source: No
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated

AI model

Amazon Polly NeuralThe default inside AWS: $16 per million characters and no new vendor to onboard.

AI model

Claude Fable 5Anthropic's most capable widely released model, for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.

AI model

Claude Haiku 4.5Near-frontier quality at commodity prices and high speed.

AI model

Claude Mythos 5Anthropic's limited-availability frontier model, Fable-tier pricing on a new tokenizer.