GPT Image 2.6 Flare
Image generation
gpt-image-2.6-flare
$5 text in, $30 image out per 1M tokens
GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Model idgpt-image-2.5-flare
Price$5 text in, $30 image out per 1M tokens
Checked29 September 2026
Where it stands
7newer image generation models since its release
- GPT Image 2.6 Flare4 Nov 2026
- GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst4 Nov 2026
- MOSS-Image16 Oct 2026
- FLUX 3 Image Klein15 Oct 2026
- Krea 3 (Fast / High / Ultra modes)15 Oct 2026
The 5 newest are listed. All image generation models
- Before it from OpenAI
- GPT Image 221 Apr 2026
- After it from OpenAI
- GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst4 Nov 2026
- Weights
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.
How to call it
4 ways to use GPT Image 2.5 Flare, with the model id each provider expects.
| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | gpt-image-2.5-flare |
https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations |
developers.openai.com |
| Azure OpenAI (Microsoft Foundry) | gpt-image-2.5-flare |
learn.microsoft.com | |
| Web app | chatgpt.com | ||
| ElevenLabs Image & Video API | gpt-image-2.5-flare |
/image/create |
elevenlabs.io |
Pricing
| Text input | $5 per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Cached text input | $1.25 per 1M tokens |
| Image input | $8 per 1M tokens |
| Cached image input | $2 per 1M tokens |
| Image output | $30 per 1M tokens |
As published: “per 1M tokens (USD)”.
Source: developers.openai.com, checked 29 September 2026.
Specs
- Input
- Text and images
- Output
- Images
- Context window
- Not published
- Max output
- Not published
- Open weights
- No
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Released
- 8 September 2026
- Status
- Current
- Type
- Image generation
What stands out
What its maker marketed at launch, and what people found later, each with its source.
Fast everyday image generation
Fastest high-quality OpenAI image model; quality low/medium/high/xhigh/max/auto.
Inpainting
Editing with masks via v1/images/edits.
Notes
Snapshot gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08. Same token rates as Sunburst and gpt-image-2. Sizes (OpenAI image-generation guide, read 2026-10-25): recommended 1024x1024, 1536x1024, 1024x1536; custom sizes allowed if both edges are multiples of 16, aspect ratio between 1:3 and 3:1, no edge above 3840 px and 655,360-8,294,400 total pixels, above 2560x1440 experimental. 16:9: the guide names 1536x864 as an example; 1792x1008 and 2048x1152 satisfy the same rules (not named in the guide, not tested by us). Guide: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/image-generation
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"gpt-image-2.5-flare","prompt":"a lighthouse at dawn","quality":"medium"}'
Sources:
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.5-flare
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog
- Models overview: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
Not yet checked against an official source: OpenRouter id not verified.