GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Sep 2026
GPT Image 2.5 FlareCompare inon
GPT Image 2.5 Flare measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingat max effort?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 46%-84%$0.034BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 52%same$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 36%-91%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 46%-82%$0.039CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 45%-91%$0.019ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 46%-84%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 46%-82%$0.039MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 45%-91%$0.019
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 43%-57%$0.09
Muse Imageunstatedwins 43%-95%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 52%same$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 36%-91%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 34%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 30%-62%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 28%-98%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 28%-92%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 52%same$0.21GPT Image 2highwins 44%same$0.21GPT Image 1.5highwins 41%-37%$0.13GPT Image 1 Minimediumwins 20%-95%$0.011ChatGPT Image HFn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1GPT Image 1.5 HFn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1GPT-5 Imagen/a——Reference images: not verifiedGPT-5 Image Minin/a——Reference images: not verifiedAll OpenAI models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Text-to-Image · overall1,397.6#2
FAQ
How much does GPT Image 2.5 Flare cost?›
$0.21 per image.
Is GPT Image 2.5 Flare free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.21 per image.
How good is GPT Image 2.5 Flare, and what is it best at?›
#2 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is GPT Image 2.5 Flare better than GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, GPT Image 2.5 Flare scores 1,182 vs 1,199 — lower. It is 0% more expensive.
When was GPT Image 2.5 Flare released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-09-08. It is the current version in its line.
Is GPT Image 2.5 Flare open source?›
No, GPT Image 2.5 Flare is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is GPT Image 2.5 Flare?›
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is a closed image generation & editing model from OpenAI, released Sep 2026.
What are the best alternatives to GPT Image 2.5 Flare?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).