GPT images + Opus 5.5 HTML layering: a replicable YouTube thumbnail workflow with virality scoring

RichardsonDx · x · 2026-10-28

A shared AI thumbnail workflow: generate base images with GPT's image model (via Codex CLI), then have Opus 5.5 render graphics and text in HTML, producing fully editable, layer-separated covers. It adds virality scoring (run on a Claude or Codex subscription), pulls winning thumbnail formats straight from YouTube as references, and previews how the cover looks inside the YouTube UI — all on a Paper-like canvas.

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