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ZDNET's key takeaways
Images 2.0 delivers accurate text and usable graphics.
It can match brand styles, including ZDNET visuals.
Errors still slip in, requiring human review.
Earlier this week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Images 2.0, its new image generation engine. Key to this release is a jump in functionality from creating "decorations" (OpenAI's term) to full-page graphics, including detailed text.
I had early access to a pre-release version. It worked quite well, but kept messing up on the ZDNET logo. Now that the product has been officially released, I'm giving it an in-depth test across a wide range of challenges.
Images 2.0 is available to all ChatGPT tiers, but the more capable language features are only available to paying tiers that can use the Thinking model. I'm running all these tests using a ChatGPT Plus account with Thinking turned on.
Also: I put GPT-5.5 through a 10-round test: It scored 93/100, losing points only for exuberance
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