GPT Image 2.5

OpenAI's image generation and editing model, offered as Flare (fast default) and Sunburst (precise editing) via API and ChatGPT.

Where it ranks

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Image generation
Models · Cloud · 1,220 on Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena (AA-Image-T2I v2.1)
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Image editing
Models · Cloud · 1,199 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1)

Vendor: OpenAI
Family: GPT Image
Released: 8 Sep 2026
Weights: Closed: API and apps only
License: proprietary
API price: $0.21 per image (API price listed by Artificial Analysis for "GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)": $210.72 per 1k images; quality "max" at 1024x1024 per AA; OpenAI bills $30 per 1M image output tokens (same rate for Sunburst and Flare), lower quality settings cost less)
Access: Free tier available
Last verified: 18 Oct 2026

Price from artificialanalysis.ai, 18 Oct 2026.

Benchmark	Result	Entry on the leaderboard	As of	Source
Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1)	1,199	`GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)` AA-Image-Editing v2.1 overall; rank 1 of 71, 18115 samples; page shows no last-updated date	18 Oct 2026	artificialanalysis.ai
Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena (AA-Image-T2I v2.1)	1,220	`GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)` AA-Image-T2I v2.1 overall; rank 1, 12785 samples; page shows no last-updated date	18 Oct 2026	artificialanalysis.ai
LMArena Image Edit Arena	1,524	`gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` from LMArena's official HF leaderboard dataset (image_edit/latest, overall, published 2026-10-06; rank 1 of 59, 59825 votes); arena.ai blocks scripted fetches	6 Oct 2026	huggingface.co
LMArena Text-to-Image Arena	1,425	`gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` from LMArena's official HF leaderboard dataset (text_to_image/latest, overall, published 2026-10-07; rank 1, 17752 votes); arena.ai blocks scripted fetches	7 Oct 2026	huggingface.co