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GPT-4o Image Generation Use Cases

20+ Mind-Blowing Ways People Are Using GPT-4o to Create Insane Visuals

A few days ago, the ChatGPT team dropped their new GPT-4o image generation model, and honestly... it blew everyone's mind. You can create images in pretty much any style you want—from hyper-realistic to cartoonish, minimal, vintage, and more.

GPT-4o image generation model

(Original Tweet)

The most viral style so far?

Definitely Ghibli-style — that dreamy, soft Japanese anime vibe.

That got me thinking — *what else can this thing do?*So I went deep into the rabbit hole...I mean of course Twitter and found insanely creative use cases and tried some of them.


1. Turn literally anything into a professional product photo

I've been crocheting this top myself. Yeah, I know it's not perfect but who cares. Anyway, I took a quick picture and ran it through the new image generation to make an e-comm style image. Product photo exampleThe result? Just much. Clean lighting, shadows, even correct text—which AIs weren't good at in the past. Then I tried every object in the house — even soy sauce — and it looked too professional.
You can basically create stunning ad visuals in seconds for any platform. Examples: Product photo example 2

Product photo example 3

Product photo example 4


2. Blog covers, book designs, movie posters

Create stunning designs in any style.

Blog covers, book designs, movie posters example

Blog covers, book designs, movie posters example 2


3. Make creative and unique diagrams

Perfect for blogs, infographics, business presentations, or education. Make creative and unique diagrams example


4. YouTube thumbnails

Sketch something, upload it, and ask GPT-4o to turn it into a full-blown thumbnail. You can even specify layout.

YouTube thumbnails example

YouTube thumbnails example 2


5. Design your own invitationsCreate fully custom, print-ready invites in seconds.

Design your own invitations example

Design your own invitations example 2


6. Merge faces or remix photos

Upload two photos, and GPT-4o blends them into something new. Merge faces or remix photos example


7. Turn portraits into anime

Make yourself (or your pet 🐶) into an anime character. Turn portraits into anime example


8. Make printable posters, stickers & motivational art

Make printable posters, stickers & motivational art example

Make printable posters, stickers & motivational art example 2

Make printable posters, stickers & motivational art example 3


9. Turn sketches into photorealistic images

Draw something and GPT-4o turns it into a real photo.

Turn sketches into photorealistic images example


10. UI design for websites and apps

Generate mockups, app designs, landing pages from just ideas. UI design for websites and apps example

UI design for websites and apps example 2

UI design for websites and apps example 3


11. Custom illustrations

Custom illustrations example


12. Comics, story panels, and memes

Comics, story panels, and memes example


13. Design your own toy

Design your own toy example

Design your own toy example 2


14. Redesign your room

Redesign your room example

Redesign your room example 2


15. Turn pics into Renaissance paintings

Turn pics into Renaissance paintings example


16. Game assets: characters, items, backgrounds

Game assets: characters, items, backgrounds example

Game assets: characters, items, backgrounds example 2


17. Design your own Greek statue

Design your own Greek statue example

Upload a selfie, and GPT-4o transforms it into a marble statue.


Bonus: Make a short film with Sora + GPT-4o

Make a short film with Sora + GPT-4o example


Bonus 2: Launch a podcast using AI

Launch a podcast using AI example


As you can see, there are tons of things you can do.
The only real limit is your imagination—well, and maybe your budget too 😄

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