from openai import OpenAI import os import base64 def generate_image(prompt: str) -> str: client = OpenAI(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")) response = client.images.generate( model="gpt-image-1", prompt=prompt, n=1, size="1024x1024" ) image_b64 = response.data[0].b64_json print(f"Generated image ({len(image_b64)} chars)") return image_b64 if __name__ == "__main__": test_prompt = "A gray tabby cat hugging an otter with an orange scarf" print(f"Generating image for prompt: {test_prompt[:50]}...") image_base64 = generate_image(test_prompt) print(f"Success! Generated {len(image_base64)} characters of base64 data") # Write image to local file for testing image_bytes = base64.b64decode(image_base64) with open("test_generated_image.png", "wb") as f: f.write(image_bytes) print("Test image saved as test_generated_image.png")