GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Sep 2026
GPT Image 2.5 FlareCompare inon
GPT Image 2.5 Flare measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingat max effort?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 44%-72%$0.06BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 34%-91%$0.02
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 42%-84%$0.034
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 42%-82%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 44%-72%$0.06Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 42%-84%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 42%-82%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 34%-91%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 26%——Reference images: not verifiedQwen Image EditOpenwins 20%-86%$0.03Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 19%-72%$0.06Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 19%-92%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21GPT Image 2highwins 47%same$0.21GPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 11%-95%$0.011GPT Image 1.5highn/a—$0.13ChatGPT 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 & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,206.7#2
AA Image Arena · editing v2.11,181.6#2
Arena Image Editing · overall1,480.7#2
Arena 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 Arena Image Editing · overall, GPT Image 2.5 Flare scores 1,480.7 vs 1,514.4 — 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?›
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).