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Generate images with your ChatGPT subscription — no OPENAI_API_KEY.

A tiny zero-dependency Python CLI (and AI-agent skill): one file, stdlib only. Works on a free ChatGPT account too — the default backend just drives the normal ChatGPT web chat, where even free-tier users get image generation.

chatgpt-imagegen "a watercolor cat sitting on a windowsill" -o cat.png
# -> saved: cat.png  (812,344 bytes)  size=1024x1024  quality=medium

Needs Python 3.10+ and a ChatGPT subscription (free tier works).

For AI agents (recommended) — drops the skill into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.:

npx skills add leeguooooo/chatgpt-imagegen -g

Then just ask: "画一张 …" / "generate a hero banner for the README".

Standalone CLI — no pip, no virtualenv:

git clone https://github.com/leeguooooo/chatgpt-imagegen
sudo install chatgpt-imagegen/chatgpt-imagegen /usr/local/bin/chatgpt-imagegen

You also need one backend — web (default, drives your logged-in Chrome, spends no Codex-usage) or codex (headless fallback). chatgpt-imagegen doctor shows what's ready. → Backends & troubleshooting

chatgpt-imagegen "moody mountain sunset" -o web/hero.png --size 1536x1024
chatgpt-imagegen "make it a warm golden-hour photo, cinematic 35mm" -i photo.jpg   # edit a reference
chatgpt-imagegen "a robot mascot" --style doodle                                    # apply a gallery style (auto-pulled + saved)
chatgpt-imagegen animate "a dog happily wagging its tail" --style-online snoopy --also-gif
OUT=$(chatgpt-imagegen "icon" --quiet)                                              # capture the path

animate asks the image model for a strict 4×2 sprite sheet, crops eight equal frames, rejects obvious subject drift, and writes a smooth ping-pong loop. It defaults to animated WebP; pass --animation-format gif or --also-gif when GIF compatibility matters. The source sprite PNG is always kept beside the animation. Animation post-processing needs ImageMagick (magick); WebP output additionally needs libwebp (img2webp). chatgpt-imagegen doctor reports whether both are installed.

Full options: chatgpt-imagegen --help. → Generate images · Styles

Browse and reuse art styles other people tuned — a public gallery at drawstyle.leeguoo.com. No script update needed:

chatgpt-imagegen "a fox barista" --style-online pip     # generate with a gallery style, nothing saved
chatgpt-imagegen style search "watercolor mascot"       # search the gallery
chatgpt-imagegen style publish mystyle --category cute --from-last   # share yours (one-time login)

→ Using gallery styles · Submitting a style

• 📖 Full documentation — install, generating, styles, backends, the platform.
• 🎨 Style gallery — browse and contribute community art styles.
• 📝 Deep dive (blog) — the design and principles behind it.
• ⚙️ How it works · HTTP API wrapper

MIT — see LICENSE.

This tool calls ChatGPT's internal backend-api/codex endpoint — the same one the official Codex CLI uses. It is not a documented public API; OpenAI could change or restrict it at any time. Use at your own risk and within the OpenAI Terms of Use — in particular, do not use your ChatGPT subscription to power a public-facing image generation service.