OpenAI hyped the launch of ChatGPT Images 2.0 like it was more than just another step up in AI image generation. It treated it like a complete shift in what these tools can do. But is it actually better than Gemini's Nano Banana 2? Let's find out.
Rather than testing either tool on abstract prompts or fantasy scenes, I decided to see which was best by focussing on something more practical. The images created from scratch by AI are impressive, there's a lot more interest in what the models can do with actual photos by improving them in ways that still feel real.
