# GPT Image 2.6 — Product Guide Website: https://image26.com/ [Brief index](https://image26.com/llms.txt) Content language: English. Interface languages: en, zh, tw, ja, ko, vi, ar, de, es, fr, it, nl, pt, ru, tr. ## Create and refine images Describe the scene, style, and composition for a new image. To revise a photo or design, provide the reference and explain what to change and preserve. Visual guidance helps communicate the location and intent of an edit. Keep the original and compare faces, product details, framing, and text after each change. Sign in, choose the image workflow, and check the selected model, output settings, and credit cost before submitting. Review the result and download the version that fits your project. Image upscaling, background removal, and image-to-prompt are separate tools; download and upload files between them as needed. ## Credits and support New accounts receive 16 starter credits. Subscriptions and one-time credit packs are available. Credit packs do not renew automatically and are valid for 365 days. Check the selected plan and displayed cost before use. - [Pricing](https://image26.com/#pricing) - [Terms of Service](https://image26.com/terms-of-service) - [Privacy Policy](https://image26.com/privacy-policy) - Support: support@image26.com ## Questions by page The following answers come from the English page content. URLs identify the corresponding pages. ### Image generation Canonical URL: https://image26.com/ Content source: i18n/pages/landing/en.json Content language: English **What is GPT Image 2.6?** GPT Image 2.6 brings image creation and editing into a prompt-led workflow. Describe the visual you want, or provide a photo and explain what to change. Visual guidance helps communicate the location and intent of an edit. **What can I work on with GPT Image 2.6?** Use an existing product shot, portrait, poster, or illustration as the starting point for an editing brief. Describe the change and the details to preserve. Review the result rather than assuming that every detail outside the edit remains identical. **How long does generation take?** Generation time varies with the request and service load. Wait for the task status to finish before downloading; no fixed completion time is guaranteed. **GPT Image 2.6 — How do I prepare an image-editing request?** Start with a clear image. Describe one change, identify where it belongs, and name important details to retain. Check the settings and credit cost before submitting, then compare the result with the original before downloading. **How does visual guidance help an edit?** GPT Image 2.6 supports markup guidance: a transparent PNG overlay helps identify the intended edit on an image. Pair visual guidance with a written instruction. An annotation guides the request; it does not guarantee an exact result. **How do I write a useful GPT Image 2.6 prompt?** Name the object, location, and requested change. Add a short list of details to preserve. For example: change the mug to forest green, keep the handle shape, and retain the original framing. Review the output against each instruction. **Will everything outside the edit stay unchanged?** Do not assume pixel-for-pixel preservation. Image edits can affect nearby details, lighting, or composition. Keep the original file and compare important areas after each edit, especially faces, product labels, and text. **Which output settings should I choose?** Review the size, quality, and credit cost displayed for your selected model before submitting. Output options depend on the model and service. Use the separate image upscaler if you need to enlarge a finished file. **Is GPT Image 2.6 free to use?** New users receive 16 starter credits on image26.com. Each generation spends credits at the cost shown for your selected settings. This is a limited trial, not unlimited free generation. Paid plans and one-time credit packs are available when you need more credits. **GPT Image 2.6 — How should I request a text change in an image?** Provide the exact replacement words in quotation marks and identify the line or area to change. Explain the intended placement and style. Inspect spelling, punctuation, and small lettering in the downloaded image before publishing. **How should I prepare a markup image?** The documented markup input is a transparent PNG overlay matching the source image's dimensions after orientation. It must contain transparent pixels and cannot be combined with a mask in the same request. Keep annotations focused on the intended change. **Can I use GPT Image 2.6 images commercially?** Paid plans on image26.com include commercial use as described in Pricing. Follow our Terms of Service and any applicable model terms, and make sure you have the necessary rights to uploaded photos, logos, and other material. Commercial use does not guarantee exclusivity or freedom from third-party claims. **Where do I start on image26.com?** Open the image workspace at the top of the homepage and sign in. Choose the editing option, add your image, and describe the change. Review the selected model, settings, and credit cost before submitting a task. **When should I use a reference image?** Start with a reference when you want to revise an existing photo or design. Describe the change and what should stay consistent. For a new visual, begin with a written brief covering the scene, style, and composition. **How can I compare two image-editing results?** Use the same source image and editing brief. Compare the requested change, preserved details, text, framing, and displayed cost. Choose the result that fits your task and check important details at full size. ### Image upscaling Canonical URL: https://image26.com/image-upscaler Content source: i18n/pages/image-upscaler/en.json Content language: English **How can I upscale an image without making it look worse?** Start with the cleanest source available and avoid repeatedly resizing an already compressed file. AI upscaling can create more natural edges and textures than basic interpolation, but “no quality loss” is not literal: the model estimates missing detail. Compare the result with the original, especially around faces, logos, and text. **Should I choose 2K, 4K, or 8K output?** Choose according to the final placement. A 2K file is often enough for web and social content; 4K suits large screens, detailed product pages, and presentations; 8K gives print layouts or aggressive crops more pixels. Larger is not automatically better, because processing and file size also increase. **Can I upscale AI-generated artwork?** Yes. AI-generated images are a common use case when the original render is too small for a portfolio, wallpaper, poster mockup, or further editing. Examine fine patterns, hands, faces, and typography after upscaling, because the model may reinterpret ambiguous details rather than reproduce them exactly. **Which output format should I use: JPEG, PNG, or WebP?** JPEG is practical for photographs and broad compatibility. PNG is useful when you want a high-fidelity editing file or need to preserve transparency already present in the source. WebP often gives a smaller web-ready file. Choose the format required by your editor, marketplace, website, or print workflow. **Can an AI upscaler make a very blurry photo sharp?** It can improve the appearance of mild softness, jagged edges, and low pixel dimensions, but it cannot reliably recover a face, sign, or texture that is absent from the source. Severe motion blur, focus errors, and heavy compression may remain visible or produce invented detail in the enlarged result. **How many GPT Image 2.6 credits does image upscaling use?** A completed image upscale uses 2 credits. You need to sign in and have enough credits before processing begins. Select the target resolution and output format first, then review the preview before downloading. Keeping the original source also makes it easier to judge whether the larger version suits your intended use. ### Background removal Canonical URL: https://image26.com/image-background-remover Content source: i18n/pages/image-background-remover/en.json Content language: English **How do I make an image background transparent?** Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP file, then run the background remover. GPT Image 2.6 detects the main subject and converts the surrounding area to transparency. Review the cutout in the result panel and download it as a PNG. You can then place that PNG over a color, photo, or layout. **Does AI background removal work with hair and fur?** It can handle many hair and fur boundaries because it estimates soft edge transparency rather than drawing only a hard outline. Results still depend on focus, lighting, contrast, and background complexity. Inspect wispy strands at full size, especially when the final design uses a strongly contrasting new background. **Which formats can I upload and download?** GPT Image 2.6 accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP source images on this page. The processed cutout downloads as a transparent PNG because PNG can store an alpha channel for invisible and partially transparent pixels. Keep the original source as well if you expect to revise the mask or composition later. **Can I use the cutout for product photos or client work?** A transparent cutout can be used in listings, catalogs, ads, presentations, and client layouts when you have the necessary rights to the source image and subject. Removing a background does not grant new copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights, so confirm those permissions for commercial publishing. **Will it work when the background is complex?** Often, but a complex scene is more challenging when background objects overlap the subject or share similar colors and textures. A sharp source with visible separation usually works better. After processing, check holes, thin accessories, shadows, and edge transparency; use a clearer source or manual refinement if needed. **How many GPT Image 2.6 credits does background removal use?** A completed background removal uses 1 credit. You need to sign in and have an available credit before the task starts. The charge applies to processing the uploaded image; after the result is ready, use the download control to save the transparent PNG for your next design or publishing step. ### Image to prompt Canonical URL: https://image26.com/image-to-prompt Content source: i18n/pages/image-to-prompt/en.json Content language: English **Is it possible to generate a prompt based on an image?** Absolutely. AI vision models can analyze the subject, style, lighting, and composition of an image and translate them into a descriptive prompt optimized for text-to-image tools. **Which AI image models does it support?** The generated prompts work with all major models, including Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, FLUX, DALL-E, and Nano Banana 2.1. You can adjust the wording to fit each model's style. ## Image editing guides - [GPT Image 2.6 Visual Editing: Markup, Selections, and Prompts](https://image26.com/posts/gpt-image-26-visual-editing-guide): Learn how to pair visual guidance with a clear editing prompt, understand markup inputs, and review local image edits on image26.com.