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GPT Image 2.5 AI

GPT Image 2.5 (Sunburst) is OpenAI's highest-quality image model: precise multi-image editing, reliable text and layout, five quality levels and output up to 4K. Released September 2026. Try it online in the Studio or call it from code, up to 8% below the official price.

Developer
OpenAI
GPT Image family
Released
September 2026
Sizes
up to 4K
3 sizes
From
$0.0061/image
1K · low

Try it

Try GPT Image 2.5 AI now

Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.

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Made with GPT Image 2.5

Example prompts

  • Packaging design for an oat-milk carton called “OATLY GOOD”, pastel illustration, nutrition panel with legible text

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  • A UI mockup of a meditation app home screen, soft gradients, three cards with short labels

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  • Image Edit

    Replace the background with a sunlit Mediterranean terrace; keep the bottle and label exactly the same

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What it is

What is GPT Image 2.5?

Edits that stay on-brand

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst prioritizes editing precision: change a background, a color or a detail and the product, label and faces stay exactly as they were. Combine up to 16 reference images.

Text you can ship

Posters, packaging, menus and UI mockups come out with correct spelling and clean layout, in any of 11 aspect ratios.

Capabilities

What GPT Image 2.5 can do

Up to 4K

1K, 2K and 4K tiers

5 quality levels

Low to max

16 references

Multi-image editing

Precise text

Layouts and labels

Use cases

What people use GPT Image 2.5 for

Images from a description
Illustrations, product visuals and concepts, up to 4K.
Editing your images
Change backgrounds, colours or outfits, or combine up to 16 images in one edit.
Drafts and finals
Quality levels from low to max: cheap drafts, detailed finals.
Any format
11 aspect ratios, from banners to vertical posts.

Versions

GPT Image 2.5 in the GPT Image family

Every GPT Image model we offer, newest first. GPT Image AI covers the whole family.

GPT Image models
ModelReleasedMax sizeFrom
GPT Image 2.5September 20264K$0.0061/image
GPT Image 2.5 FlareSeptember 20264K$0.0061/image

How it compares

GPT Image 2.5 vs similar models

GPT Image 2.5 vs Nano Banana Pro

GPT Image 2.5

  • Lower price: $0.0061/image vs $0.1197/image at 1K (95% less).
  • Edits with up to 16 input images (vs 14).
  • More aspect ratios: 11 vs 10.

Nano Banana Pro

  • A different balance of price and features.

GPT Image 2.5 vs Seedream 5.0 Pro

GPT Image 2.5

  • Lower price: $0.0061/image vs $0.0333/image at 1K (82% less).
  • Higher maximum resolution: 4K vs 2K.
  • Edits with up to 16 input images (vs 10).

Seedream 5.0 Pro

  • A different balance of price and features.

Where to use it

Three ways to use GPT Image 2.5

In the Studio

No code: write a prompt, pick the settings, generate. The price is shown before you run.

Through the API

One key and one request shape for every model; poll the generation or get a webhook.

From an AI agent

Our MCP server lets Claude and other agents quote and generate for you.

FAQ

GPT Image 2.5 AI questions

GPT Image 2.5 (Sunburst) is OpenAI's highest-quality image model: precise multi-image editing, reliable text and layout, five quality levels and output up to 4K. It was released in September 2026.

OpenAI. GPT Image 2.5 is part of OpenAI's GPT Image family — see the GPT Image AI overview.

Yes, in the CheaperGen Studio — no code and no subscription needed. A 1K · low image costs $0.007, up to 8% below the official price. Step by step: how to use GPT Image 2.5.

1K, 2K and 4K, and it edits images (up to 16 inputs).

GPT Image 2.5: Lower price: $0.0061/image vs $0.1197/image at 1K (95% less). Edits with up to 16 input images (vs 14). Nano Banana Pro: a different balance of price and features. Full comparison: GPT Image 2.5 vs Nano Banana Pro.

Yes: one API key, POST /v1/run/{endpoint}, from $0.0061/image. See the GPT Image 2.5 API page and its documentation.

GPT Image 2.5 is developed by OpenAI. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.