GPT Image 2.5 was released by OpenAI on September 8, 2026, as an image model in the GPT Image line.
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.
Compared with GPT Image 2 · the model it replaces
Scores higher than GPT Image 2 in blind image comparisons
Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena — people pick the better image without knowing the model
1207
▲ Flare variant · up from 1186 · +21 Elo · #2 on Artificial Analysis in Oct 2026, behind Sunburst
Costs the same as the model it replaces
Price per 1M tokens — text input / image output, what developers pay
$5 / $30
same as GPT Image 2 · image input $8 per 1M tokens · billed by tokens, not per image
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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.
Latest: GPT Image 2.5 · Sep 8, 2026
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