India has emerged as one of the largest markets for ChatGPT Images 2.0, with users creating over one billion AI-generated visuals in under a month.
Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.0 in April 2026, users in India have created more than one billion AI-generated images.
The scale of adoption of OpenAI’s latest AI image generation feature also drew a response from CEO Sam Altman, who acknowledged the milestone on X.
Already more than 1 billion images created there; awesome to see.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 allows users to create detailed visuals from short text instructions, handle multilingual prompts, and generate images with more accurate text rendering.
While AI image generation tools have often been associated with productivity and design-related tasks, their usage in India appears to be extending to creator-led content, fandoms, fashions, and social media trends.
Among the formats gaining visibility are stylised portraits, personalised avatars, and comic-inspired edits.
Here are 10 prompts and styles that users are experimenting with via ChatGPT Images 2.0.
This is a trend that involves turning ordinary photographs into layered portrait collages with warm tones, soft lighting, and editorial-style framing.
The prompt: “ Create a warm-toned cinematic portrait collage with golden-hour lighting, layered composition, floral close-ups and Indian fashion-inspired styling.”.
Users are also creating miniature animated versions of themselves in everyday settings such as desks, bedrooms, or cafes.
The prompt: “Create a tiny 3D animated version of me interacting playfully with my surroundings with realistic lighting.”.
Some users are using the tool for image correction.
This includes adjusting harsh lighting while keeping the rest of the photograph unchanged.
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