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
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 54%same$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 27%-91%$0.02
OpenIdeogram 4.0unstatedwins 25%-72%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
OpenCosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedwins 21%——Reference images: not verified
OpenHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedwins 19%-62%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 54%same$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 27%-91%$0.02Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 25%-72%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 21%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 19%-62%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 19%-89%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 54%same$0.21GPT Image 2highsamesame$0.21GPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 16%-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 & 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 Arena Text-to-Image · overall, GPT Image 2.5 Flare scores 1,397.6 vs 1,424.6 — 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?›
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).