OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 AI image generator
OpenAI’s image model in two variants, Flare and Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 is OpenAI’s image model, available on Ochra for text-to-image, reference-driven images and image editing. It comes in two variants — Flare, which OpenAI describes as fast everyday generation, and Sunburst, its model for generation and editing — each with five quality levels priced separately.
GPT Image 2.5 price per image
Prices as of September 28, 2026, in credits, with an approximate dollar figure at the per-credit price of the smallest credit pack. The composer shows the same price before you generate.
| Size | Low | Medium | High | Xhigh | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 1 credit≈ $0.06 | 2 credits≈ $0.11 | 3 credits≈ $0.17 | 4 credits≈ $0.23 | 8 credits≈ $0.46 |
| Size | Low | Medium | High | Xhigh | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 1 credit≈ $0.06 | 2 credits≈ $0.11 | 3 credits≈ $0.17 | 4 credits≈ $0.23 | 8 credits≈ $0.46 |
What it takes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
- Reference images
- up to 16
- Frame shapes
- 15 shapes
GPT Image 2.5 Flare
- Reference images
- up to 16
- Frame shapes
- 15 shapes
What is different about GPT Image 2.5
- Splits into two variants, Flare and Sunburst, where GPT Image 2 is one model.
- Adds two quality levels above the top level GPT Image 2 offers.
Key Features
- Five quality levels, so a draft and a final can use the same model at different prices.
- Fifteen frame shapes, from tall portrait to ultra-wide.
- Takes many reference images for reference-driven work and edits.
Where it falls down
- The top quality level costs several times the lowest, as the price table shows.
- Quality is chosen per image rather than a resolution; the frame shape sets the proportions.
GPT Image 2.5 capabilities
| Model | Tools | Duration | Resolution | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | Text-to-Image | — | — | |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | Text-to-Image | — | — | |
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | Reference-To-Image | — | — | |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | Reference-To-Image | — | — | |
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | Image Editor | — | — | |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | Image Editor | — | — |
GPT Image 2.5 questions
OpenAI describes Flare as fast, high-quality everyday image generation, and Sunburst as its model for generation and editing. Both offer the same five quality levels here; the price table shows each.
How much work the model puts into one image, and the price. The table on this page lists the credits for each level, from the lowest to the highest.
2.5 is the newer release, in two variants with five quality levels; GPT Image 2 has three. Both take reference images and offer the same frame shapes, and each has its own price table.
Other GPT Image releases
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