Your Next Big Opportunity: OpenAI's AI Image API is Live

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This is Lore, the newsletter helping you thrive in the age of AI. 

Today: massive new opportunities from OpenAI’s latest release, Superpower’s bold healthcare vision, and why Perplexity might finally fix your iPhone’s AI problems.

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1) Things Are Getting Better

Superpower, a startup aiming to become the first AI-powered super app for health, just raised $30M from notable investors (details below).

I'm incredibly bullish on AI's potential to transform healthcare. I've personally used AI to diagnose health issues, optimize workouts, and customize meal plans, resulting in significant improvements to my own health.

Superpower's offering includes access to 100+ lab tests, lifetime tracking of your health data, and a private medical team, for just $499.

The age of personalized healthcare is here.

2) Your Next Big Opportunity: OpenAI's AI Image API is Live

OpenAI just unlocked its incredibly popular ChatGPT-powered image generation through an API called gpt-image-1. Last month, users generated 700 million images in just one week, mainly driven by the crazy popular Studio Ghibli trend.

Now, any developer can easily integrate this powerful visual AI into their own apps and services.

This release is a game changer because it dramatically simplifies turning ideas into visuals. With just a single API call, you can instantly create polished, professional-quality images—from realistic product visuals and sleek logos to detailed infographics. Pricing is straightforward, ranging from about $0.02 to $0.19 per image, depending on quality.

So, the API is amazing, but it’s very expensive for now.

My friend Greg Isenberg recently shared several ideas on X that could help you get started. You could build a visual email tool to quickly create custom graphics for e-commerce, or perhaps a game asset generator that delivers instant characters and UI elements for indie game developers. Another idea is a visual onboarding tool that automates UI mocks and user flows for SaaS startups, or a logo and icon marketplace offering AI-generated branding packages. Real estate listings could be transformed into luxury staged visuals, and startups could benefit from daily visual breakdowns of complex legal concepts. You might even create a brand therapy tool to visually generate branding ideas for early-stage companies.

Right now, these opportunities are wide open, but they won’t stay that way for long. Your next idea could soon feel obvious in hindsight, so start exploring today.

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3) Latest ChatGPT Updates Explained

In this week’s episode of The Next Wave, Matt Wolfe and I discussed why OpenAI’s new o3 model might signal a pivotal moment in the history of AI. Check it out!

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4) Perplexity Assistant for iOS

Perplexity launched a significant update to their iOS app today, introducing the new Perplexity Voice Assistant—a robust AI companion designed to help iPhone and iPad users easily manage everyday tasks through voice or text commands.

Key Features:

• Conversational Assistant: Effortlessly set reminders, compose emails, book dinner reservations, hail rides, and manage your calendar events through natural conversations.

• Multi-App Integration: Seamlessly integrates with apps like OpenTable and Uber—just confirm the details Perplexity provides.

• Broad Device Compatibility: Even older devices like the iPhone 13 mini can benefit from these powerful AI features.

• Advanced AI Models: Choose from models like GPT-4.1, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet, and Grok-2 for tailored AI responses.

• Privacy First: The assistant requests your permission before accessing sensitive data like reminders or calendars.

To try it out, simply update the Perplexity app to the latest version via the App Store, open the app, and follow the prompts to grant permissions.

This update empowers frustrated iOS users who've been waiting too long for Apple to innovate. With Perplexity, you can finally turn your iPhone into a genuinely helpful AI assistant.

5) Things I’m Learning From

Great piece from Pirate Wires about how Agency is Eating the World.

“A solo operator can now launch a $1b business powered by AI”

Worth thinking about this post from Karpathy. We need to start building for large language models (LLMs).

Interesting ARC-AGI benchmark results for o3. The o3 model that OpenAI released isn’t as powerful as the o3 they previewed a few months back. But it’s pretty close and dramatically more cost-efficient.

That’s all for today. Please consider sharing the newsletter with your friends if you think they’d enjoy it. 🙏

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-Nathan