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GPT Image 2

OpenAI · GPT Image line · image

Released April 21, 2026Replaced by GPT Image 2.5

GPT Image 2 was released by OpenAI on April 21, 2026, as an image model in the GPT Image line.

  • Release 4 of 5 in the GPT Image line.
  • Came 126 days after GPT Image 1.5, released Dec 16, 2025.
  • Replaced by GPT Image 2.5 on September 8, 2026, 140 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 133 days.

What changed

OpenAI's first image model that can reason before it draws: with thinking on (paid ChatGPT plans) it makes up to eight consistent images from one prompt. Up to 2K resolution in the API and much better text in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi and Bengali.

Sources: OpenAI · OpenAI API docs

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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 · this page
  3. Dec 16, 2025GPT Image 1.5
  4. Oct 6, 2025GPT Image 1 Mini
  5. Mar 25, 2025GPT Image 1