What this console does
It sends one photograph and one compiled instruction to OpenAI's image model and returns a pixel-art redraw. The render profile, colour matrix and grid pitch are compiled into that instruction — they are directions to a model, not a deterministic quantiser, so two renders of the same settings will differ.
What it costs
Every render is billed to the API key in your .env. The console never issues a request you did not press RENDER for: no auto-retry, no speculative prefetch, no regenerate on focus. The SPEND readout counts grade units this session (LOW 1, MEDIUM 2, HIGH 3) as a relative guide — it is not a currency figure, and this console does not know OpenAI's prices.
What it keeps
Frames live in this tab only. Closing or reloading it clears the archive. Download anything you want to keep.
Honest limits
The model returns pixel-styled art at the canvas size you chose. It is not indexed to an exact palette and not snapped to an exact grid, so HARD PIXELS in the detail view shows you the true output without smoothing rather than pretending to a fidelity the render does not have.
