OpenArt AI

An all-in-one platform with 100+ image, video and audio models, consistent Characters, and Director for multi-scene videos up to 5 minutes. A free mini-course, plus how its credits work.

What it nails

• Director makes multi-scene videos up to 5 minutes
• Characters keep one person consistent
• 100+ image, video and audio models

Watch out for

• No refunds; monthly credits reset

OpenArt is an all-in-one AI studio founded by former Google engineers Coco Mao and John Qiao. Its promise: "TOP AI MODELS. ALL IN ONE PLATFORM." It gives you 100+ image, video and audio models (GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2, Seedream 5.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1 and more) plus its own tools for consistent characters and full stories. The Hollywood Reporter counted 8 million active subscribers in June 2026.

Start here: the basics

1. Sign up at openart.ai. New accounts get 40 trial credits for 7 days.
2. Choose Create Image or Create Video and pick a model.
3. Order your prompt: subject, composition, style, constraints. OpenArt's guide: "Replace mood words with concrete visual details."
4. Put exact text in quotation marks and say what to leave out ("No text and no logos").

A white ceramic coffee cup on a linen tablecloth. Shot from a low angle, cup centered, the top third of the frame empty. Photorealistic, soft morning light from a window on the left, shallow depth of field. No text and no logos.

Example by OpenArt · source ↗ · Made with GPT Image 2.5 on OpenArt.

SCENE: Sunlit grassy hillside meadow, rolling green hills, blue sky. A vintage mint-green caravan converted into a juice bar sits mid-ground under a cream-and-sage striped awning, its window lined with bottles of colorful fresh juice, citrus, and wildflowers. Two attendants serve at the counter. Cream bistro tables and sage folding chairs on the lawn. SUBJECT: Foreground: young woman, long wavy copper hair, freckles, yellow cat-eye sunglasses on her head, coral shirtdress over cream pleated skirt. She leans on the table sipping pink fruit juice through a red-striped straw, looking straight at camera. Beside her, a lemonade bottle with a lemon slice, pale yellow clutch. Background: four women in pastel summer clothes seated and standing, each holding a glass or cup of juice. ART STYLE: High-end fashion editorial photography, retro 1950s Americana with modern polish. 50mm lens, sharp foreground, softly blurred background. Bright midday sun, pastel palette of coral, butter yellow, mint, blush, cream. Wide cinematic framing. CONSTRAINTS: No ice cream, milkshakes, whipped cream, cones, or dessert glassware. No ice cream van or signage. No text or logos. No buildings, cars, or phones. Natural hands and anatomy.

Example by OpenArt · source ↗ · Made with GPT Image 2.5 on OpenArt.

The tools that make OpenArt special

1. Director: "vibe directing"

Launched 23 June 2026, Director builds multi-scene videos up to 5 minutes, with lip-sync in 9 languages and brand consistency. You "describe your idea, react to what comes back, and shape it by feel", editing "by simple conversation, with no complicated timeline".

2. Characters

Characters "keeps one person looking like the same person in every image and every scene". Create one from a reference photo, a text prompt or the Character Builder presets, then reuse it everywhere. OpenArt's tip: "Generate a few versions of your character, pick the one that looks most stable, and make that your base."

3. Smart Shot, VFX and editing

Smart Shot "builds a full storyboard first, shows you the plan, and then generates one video". VFX (28 May 2026) replaces backgrounds and relights real footage. Edit Image, Expand Image and an upscaler up to 11x round it out.

4. Portraits and landscapes that look shot, not generated

OpenArt's prompt library leans on photography language: the camera, the lens, the light, the film.

Portrait of a woman with auburn hair, mid-30s, soft natural smile, standing in an English cottage garden with foxgloves in bloom, golden hour rim lighting, shallow depth of field, shot on Hasselblad 80mm, photorealistic editorial style, 35mm film grain

Example by OpenArt · source ↗

Professional headshot of a South Asian man, early 40s, navy suit, clean white studio background, soft Rembrandt lighting with subtle catchlights, sharp focus, slight confident smile, high-end commercial photography, no props

Example by OpenArt · source ↗

Fashion editorial portrait of a model with sharp cheekbones, wearing an oversized cream blazer, minimal jewelry, grey textured concrete backdrop, dramatic split lighting, high contrast black and white conversion, Vogue editorial aesthetic, 50mm

Example by OpenArt · source ↗

Panoramic view of jagged alpine peaks at sunrise, wildflowers in bloom in the foreground, layers of mist filling the valleys below, warm golden light painting the summit, ultra-wide composition, photorealistic landscape photography, hyper-detailed, no people

Example by OpenArt · source ↗

Aurora borealis over a frozen lake in Norwegian Lapland, emerald and violet ribbons of light perfectly reflected in the glassy ice surface, silhouette of a single pine tree at the left edge, long exposure, full starfield visible, ultra-sharp detail

Example by OpenArt · source ↗

Pro prompting tips from OpenArt

• Name the use case, such as a book cover or a product ad.
• Change one thing at a time when you edit, and list what must stay the same.
• State exclusions: no watermarks, no logos.
• Generate variations in one go: "up to 8 versions of the same character in different settings".

How OpenArt credits work

From OpenArt's Help Center and pricing page:

• Plans: Starter, Plus, Pro and Wonder, from 4,000 to 106,000 credits a month.
• "Credits reset each month and do not carry over." Add-on credits above the plan roll over.
• "Cancelling stops renewals; unused credits don't roll over and will be lost."
• Failed generations: "In most cases where generation fails, credits are refunded automatically."
• Refunds: "Our policy does not allow refunds." Exceptions carry a processing fee.
• "Unlimited" offers are promotions tied to specific models and end dates.

Want the same models without a subscription?

AI Whisperer Lab runs many of the models on OpenArt, including Nano Banana 2, Seedream 5.0 Pro, Qwen Image 3, Grok Imagine, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, MiniMax H3 and Flux 3, by the run.

FAQ

Sources: OpenArt · What is OpenArt? · OpenArt pricing · OpenArt Help Center · GPT Image 2.5 prompt guide