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No current subscription assumed." }, "confidence": { "level": "medium", "rationale": "Independent image preference plus official app availability, limited by API-to-app mapping." }, "limitations": [ "Generated image preference does not prove brand fit, editable typography or a production-ready layout.", "No exact API price verified; no API call required by this picker." ], "status": "recommended_with_caveats", "checked_at": "2026-11-07T04:02:33+02:00" }, { "id": "design-edit", "task": "design", "subtask": "edit", "priority": 100, "match": { "task": [ "design" ], "subtask": [ "edit" ] }, "best_for": "Instruction-led changes to an existing image", "tool": "ChatGPT Images", "model": "Images 2.6", "why": "Upload a reference and describe what must change and what must stay fixed. 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