Image model · OpenAI
GPT-Image-2.5 (Sunburst / Flare)
EditText2026-09-08≈$0.0132/img (est.)#1 AA T2I
Sunburst is #1 on all three boards; Flare is #2. Older gpt-image-1 shuts down 2026-10-23 and 1.5 on 2026-12-01 (per aifreeapi.com, unverified).
Specs
| Version | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-2026-09-08 / gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08 |
| Released | 2026-09-08 developers.openai.com ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| Access | OpenAI API, ChatGPT (routes Flare/Sunburst automatically) |
| X | @OpenAI (already tracked) |
Features
- text+image input, editing
- five quality steps (low → max)
- transparent background, 2K sizes (community thread)
Price Estimate
| official rates | $30/M image output tokens, $8/M image input; no per-image table |
| per image estimate 1024 | low: $0.0059, medium: $0.0132, high: $0.0527, xhigh: $0.0937, max: $0.21 |
Benchmarks
| Board | Rank | Score | Board date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Image-T2I v2.1 | #1 | 1220 | live | artificialanalysis.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| LMArena Text-to-Image | #1 | 1425 | 2026-10-07 | lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| LMArena Image Edit | #1 | 1524 | 2026-10-06 | lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |