GPT Images 2.5

by OpenAI

GPT Images 2.5 is OpenAI's current image generation API, released September 8, 2026, with two API variants: Sunburst (high quality) and Flare (fast generation). It succeeds GPT Image 2 and DALL-E 3, offering improved photorealism, instruction following, and text rendering.

Image Generation
Proprietary

Primary Use Cases

  • High-quality image generation from text prompts
  • Marketing and creative content production
  • Product visualization
  • Rapid image prototyping

✅ Strengths

  • Two-tier quality/speed tradeoff via Sunburst and Flare
  • Strong instruction following
  • Integrated into ChatGPT ecosystem
  • Successor to DALL-E 3 with significant quality improvements

⚠️ Limitations

  • Pay-per-use API pricing
  • Content policy restrictions apply
  • No open-weight version

Technical Specifications

Developer
OpenAI
Category
Image Generation
Type
🧠 Foundation Model
License
UNKNOWN

Trust & Privacy

Health Status
❓ Unknown
Trains on User Data
🔄 Opt-out available
Certifications
None listed

Ecosystem & Integrations

API Access
✅ Available
Chrome Extension
❌ No
Mobile App
❌ No
Pricing Model
💰 Pay Per Use

Pricing Breakdown

Sunburst

High-quality image generation variant

Flare

Fast image generation variant