OpenAI's New Model is Incredibly Powerful! Photorealistic Images Explode on Social Media
After image2 appeared, AI-generated images on Chinese internet can already pass as real. This article explores through real cases how visual AI achieves breakthroughs in daily life and social scenarios.
image2 is here, and the battle is over.
On April 21, OpenAI quietly released image2. No press conference, no preview, just pushed directly to OpenAI and Codex. 12 hours later it topped the Image Arena leaderboard with 1512 points, 242 points ahead of second place — the largest score gap in history.
After running this model for days and generating nearly 100 images, I can confirm: it’s currently the best model in aesthetics, text rendering, and image logic performance.
Chinese Internet: Passable as Real
After using this model for days and generating nearly 100 images, I can confirm: it’s currently the best model in aesthetics, text rendering, and image logic performance.
I asked image2 to generate an image of “a beauty streamer live streaming on Douyin” with a simple prompt. The result: natural composition, realistic features, rich background elements. Most importantly, Chinese characters in comments were completely correct.
WeChat Moments Screenshots Too
Besides Douyin, image2 is also excellent at replicating WeChat Moments. Generate a screenshot of Elon Musk’s WeChat Moments with the comment “image2 is so cool” and watch it create the hottest tech discussion screenshot of the day.
Design Posters Also Work
Using image2 for design and advertising works without issues. Images 2.0 is OpenAI’s first image model with “thinking” capability, making it more stable for complex compositions.
Available Now
image2 is now fully online, and free users can use it too. If you want higher efficiency — unlimited quota, thinking mode, higher resolution — subscribe to Plus ($20/month).
In Conclusion
The inflection point for visual AI may really be here. After image2 appeared, AI-generated images in Chinese internet scenarios can already pass as real. Whether for social media graphics, e-commerce main images, brand design, or content creation, this tool has shown amazing practical value.
It’s not perfect, but it’s the AI image tool closest to “usable in actual production” currently.