Launch Checklist
Use ChatGPT Images 2.0 like a rollout checklist, not a headline
Use this ChatGPT Images 2.0 rollout checklist to separate launch facts from workflow decisions, then benchmark sizes, edits, text-heavy prompts, and approval rules on Vofy.
Release Waves
Three checkpoints after launch
The useful structure is now official sources first, workflow differences second, and benchmark readiness third.
April 21, 2026
Launch Published
OpenAI published the ChatGPT Images 2.0 system card and the `gpt-image-2` model page, which gives teams an official baseline for quality, safety, and API behavior.
Read before building
Product vs API
ChatGPT Images 2.0 and `gpt-image-2` overlap, but they are not identical. Transparent-background behavior, Thinking mode, and availability differ by surface.
Benchmark now
Operational Readiness
Have prompts, QA rules, asset specs, size targets, and budget assumptions prepared so you can evaluate the launch quickly rather than improvising after announcement day.
Preparation
What to prepare right after launch
Teams that move fastest now will separate ChatGPT behavior from API behavior, choose their benchmark jobs early, and log quality, cost, and QA results from day one.
- Separate ChatGPT product workflows from API workflows before you write internal guidance. They are related, but they are not interchangeable.
- Collect your top image jobs: ads, PDP assets, poster layouts, portrait edits, editorial graphics, and social variants.
- Write prompt templates and define success for each use case, including text legibility, product truth, subject consistency, and whether transparent output is required.
- Log size, quality, latency, and pricing results alongside visual quality so the benchmark is useful to both creative and product teams.
Membership
What you should walk away with
Clear naming
You leave with a working distinction between ChatGPT Images 2.0 as the product launch and `gpt-image-2` as the API model.
A useful benchmark pack
Instead of a generic launch reaction, the page now helps teams build a benchmark set they can rerun as the rollout evolves.
Rollout discipline
You get a concrete evaluation framework for quality, cost, speed, and approval friction now that ChatGPT Images 2.0 is official.