OpenAI describes it as, "A good image does what a good sentence does -- it selects, arranges, and reveals. It can explain a mechanism, stage a mood, test an idea, or make an argument."

In addition to its vastly improved ability to mix text and graphics, the new model uses enhanced thinking capabilities. It can generate multiple images per prompt with continuity across outputs. This approach is possible because the model actually integrates reasoning into the image output.

This shift is big. Instead of just producing an image that pretty much matches the prompt details, Images 2.0 can take a much vaguer prompt, like "Generate an infographic about activities I should do with tomorrow's weather in San Francisco in mind."

From this prompt, the AI will gather weather and activity data about San Francisco, determine activities appropriate to the weather, and then build an image or set of images that fit the results.