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GPT Image 1 Mini

OpenAI · GPT Image line · image

Released October 6, 2025Replaced by GPT Image 1.5

GPT Image 1 Mini was released by OpenAI on October 6, 2025, as an image model in the GPT Image line.

  • Release 2 of 5 in the GPT Image line.
  • Came 195 days after GPT Image 1, released Mar 25, 2025.
  • Replaced by GPT Image 1.5 on December 16, 2025, 71 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 133 days.

What changed

A smaller GPT Image that costs 80% less in the API.

Sources: OpenAI · OpenAI API changelog · OpenAI API

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Where the GPT Image line stands

GPT Image 2.5 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

GPT Image

OpenAI · image line

Latest: GPT Image 2.5 · Sep 8, 2026

Just released46 days since the last release · usual gap 133 days

Ships as two variants in ChatGPT and the API: Flare, with higher quality than GPT Image 2 at 50% lower latency, and Sunburst, a slower model for precise editing work.

What changed in GPT Image 2.5 →
Days since last release
46
days
Usual gap
133
days
Recent gaps
GPT Image 2.5 · Sep 2026
140
GPT Image 2 · Apr 2026
126
GPT Image 1.5 · Dec 2025
71
GPT Image 1 Mini · Oct 2025
195

Every GPT Image release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Sep 8, 2026GPT Image 2.5
  2. Apr 21, 2026GPT Image 2
  3. Dec 16, 2025GPT Image 1.5
  4. Oct 6, 2025GPT Image 1 Mini · this page
  5. Mar 25, 2025GPT Image 1