Images
Reference images
Add up to 20 reference images to edit a picture or keep a character, product or style — with the paperclip, Ctrl+V or drag and drop.
A reference image is a picture you give the AI along with your prompt: a photo to edit, a product that must stay the same, a character's face, or an image whose style you want to follow. On the image page, paid plans can use up to 20 images per creation; free mode takes up to 3.
Adding reference images
Three ways, all with the same result:
Way 1. The paperclip button
Press the paperclip at the start of the chip row under the prompt → the Reference images box opens → press Add and pick one or more images from your device.
Way 2. Paste (Ctrl+V)
Take a screenshot or copy an image from the web, click into the prompt box and press Ctrl+V. Pasting text still pastes text into the prompt — only images become references.
Way 3. Drag and drop
Drag images from your device and drop them anywhere on the prompt box — as you drag over it, the box shows "Drop images here to use as references".
The prompt box while an image is dragged over it: dashed violet border and "Drop images here to use as references"
New images show right under the prompt, numbered Image 1, Image 2…; a spinner shows while each uploads. Hover an image and press ✕ to remove it.
Writing a prompt with references
Once an image is in, the prompt box hint changes to "Describe the change you want…". Say what should change and what should stay, e.g. make the background a beach at sunset, keep the subject as it is.
With several images, refer to them by the number shown on each, e.g. put the product from image 1 on a wooden table, in the colours of image 2.
The prompt box with two references labelled "Image 1" and "Image 2" underneath and a prompt that names each one
Using an existing image as a reference
- Edit: in the image tray (bottom right) or on a gallery image, press Edit — the image goes into the prompt box as a reference and the prompt is left empty for you to describe the change.
- Remove background: press Remove BG in the gallery (Remove background in the tray) — the image goes in with a ready-made prompt that redraws exactly that image on a transparent background, in the same aspect ratio. You can still edit the prompt before creating.
- Samples that need your photo: some samples (for example in Edit image) say "This sample needs your photo". Press Use this sample and the reference box opens with a small picture labelled Sample showing the kind of photo it needs — the sample itself is not sent; only the images you add are used.
Limits
| Free | Paid plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Reference images per creation | up to 3 | up to 20 |
| Size per image | 10MB | 10MB |
When the slots are full, adding more says "Already … reference images — remove one first". In free mode, the PRO tile after the last image opens the upgrade to use up to 20.
See also
- Making images with GPT Image
- Bulk creation from Excel / CSV — reference images per row
- Characters