OpenAI · image model · Released Sep 8, 2026GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is an image model from OpenAI, released Sep 8, 2026. It handles text to image and image editing.
- Arena score
- 1,482#2 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- —Billed per token
- Largest size
- —Not published
- References
- 16input images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to image arena
- 1,401 ±5#2 of 82 · 39,218 votes
- Image editing arena
- 1,482 ±5#2 of 61 · 87,941 votes
Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts (higher is better; ± is the 95% range). Boards updated Oct 26, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
Billed per token: $30 per million output image tokens.
Specs and prices checked Nov 2, 2026: OpenAI API pricing . Labs change prices often.
The details
- Lab
- OpenAI
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Sep 8, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Max reference images
- 16
- Images per request
- Up to 10
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 4 API hosts
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About GPT Image 2.5 Flare
How good is GPT Image 2.5 Flare?
In blind side-by-side votes, GPT Image 2.5 Flare scores 1,401 for text to image (#2 of 82) and 1,482 for image editing (#2 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 10 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes GPT Image 2.5 Flare?
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is an image model from OpenAI, released Sep 8, 2026.
What can GPT Image 2.5 Flare do?
GPT Image 2.5 Flare accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is GPT Image 2.5 Flare open source?
No. GPT Image 2.5 Flare is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner apps.
Where can I use GPT Image 2.5 Flare?
It is listed by 4 API hosts we track.
What are the alternatives to GPT Image 2.5 Flare?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are Qwen-Image 2.1 (Alibaba (Qwen), Sep 14, 2026), Arrow 2 (QuiverAI, Sep 16, 2026), FLUX 3 Image (Black Forest Labs, Oct 5, 2026) and Nano Banana 2.1 (Google, Oct 6, 2026).