GPT Image 2 API Guide
If you are choosing between a web generator and an API integration path, this page will help you decide when the simple tool is enough and when a deeper implementation route makes more sense.
1. First, decide whether you actually need the API
If you only want to generate images, the web tool is usually enough. If you need to plug image generation into your own product, workflow, or automation stack, this is where the API matters.
2. How the web generator differs from the API
If you only need to generate images, the web generator is the fastest way to validate prompts, size presets, quality, and export formats. If you are integrating images into your own product, you should work from the official image API documentation and your own request pipeline.
3. What to verify before shipping
At minimum, verify model naming, output formats and sizes, credit or cost behavior, and moderation or error-handling paths. This reduces implementation churn and keeps editorial content grounded in real system behavior.