GPT Image 2
Apr 2026
GPT Image 2Compare inon
GPT Image 2 measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingat high effort?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedsame-84%$0.034BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 30%-91%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 47%-82%$0.039
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 47%-72%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedsame-84%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 47%-82%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 47%-72%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 43%-68%$0.067
Muse Imageunstatedwins 42%-95%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 53%same$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 30%-91%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 28%-72%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 28%-93%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 26%-89%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 25%-86%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 55%same$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 53%same$0.21GPT Image 1.5highwins 41%-37%$0.13GPT Image 1 Minimediumwins 19%-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 →History
3 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,461.7#3
Text-to-image Arena July 5 2026lab1,385
Single-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,466
Multi-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,454
FAQ
How much does GPT Image 2 cost?›
$0.21 per image.
Is GPT Image 2 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.21 per image.
How good is GPT Image 2, and what is it best at?›
#3 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is GPT Image 2 better than GPT Image 2.5 Flare?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, GPT Image 2 scores 1,186 vs 1,207 — lower. It is 0% more expensive.
When was GPT Image 2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-21. It is the current version in its line.
Is GPT Image 2 open source?›
No, GPT Image 2 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is GPT Image 2?›
GPT Image 2 is a closed image generation & editing model from OpenAI, released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to GPT Image 2?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).