How do I use GPT Image 2.6 in Claude?

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude, sign in with your Seedance 2 account, and ask for an image with GPT Image 2.6 named in the request.

Is there a GPT Image 2.6 MCP server?

Seedance 2's MCP server at https://www.seedance2.net/mcp runs GPT Image 2.6 along with other image and video models, on one credit balance. You do not need a OpenAI API key.

Can I turn a GPT Image 2.6 image into a video?

Yes. Ask the assistant to animate it with Seedance 2.5 image to video; it uses the image as the first frame.

How to Use GPT Image 2.6 in Claude

Seedance 2 team · Updated 2026-11-10

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude and it can make and edit images with GPT Image 2.6: OpenAI's image model, offered on Seedance 2 in two variants. An image costs 3 credits at 1K, 5 credits at 2K, 8 credits at 4K.

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Add GPT Image 2.6 to Claude

In Claude (web, desktop or mobile), open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
Name it Seedance 2 and paste the server URL: https://www.seedance2.net/mcp
Click Connect, sign in with your Seedance 2 account and approve the connection. New accounts get free credits, no card needed.

Claude Code

Run /plugin marketplace add nereo-io/seedance2-plugin, then /plugin install seedance2@seedance2-marketplace.
Run /mcp, pick seedance2 and sign in with your Seedance 2 account.
Without the plugin: claude mcp add --transport http seedance2 https://www.seedance2.net/mcp, then /mcp to sign in.

Example prompts

Use GPT Image 2.6 to make a poster: "Summer Night Market" in bold hand-lettered type over a lantern-lit street, 3:4.
Edit this screenshot with GPT Image 2.6: place it on a laptop on a wooden desk, soft shadows.
GPT Image 2.6, 2K: a cutaway illustration of a tiny house with labeled rooms.

GPT Image 2.6 pricing in Claude

GPT Image 2.6 is paid with Seedance 2 credits, not by Claude. Dollar figures run from the cheapest to the dearest plan rate. Full tables: https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md.

Output	Credits	Dollars
1 image, 1K	3	$0.07–$0.29
1 image, 2K	5	$0.12–$0.49
1 image, 4K	8	$0.19–$0.78

Limits

Modes: text-to-image, image-to-image. Resolutions: 1K, 2K, 4K. Variants: GPT Image 2.6 Flare, GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst, at the same price.

When to choose another model

Nano Banana 2.1 is the default and costs less (1 credit at 1K). To turn the image into video, ask for Seedance 2.5 image to video.

Questions

How do I use GPT Image 2.6 in Claude?: Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude, sign in with your Seedance 2 account, and ask for an image with GPT Image 2.6 named in the request.
Is there a GPT Image 2.6 MCP server?: Seedance 2's MCP server at https://www.seedance2.net/mcp runs GPT Image 2.6 along with other image and video models, on one credit balance. You do not need a OpenAI API key.
Can I turn a GPT Image 2.6 image into a video?: Yes. Ask the assistant to animate it with Seedance 2.5 image to video; it uses the image as the first frame.