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GPT Image

Image-generation and editing family; current guide recommends Sunburst or Flare.

Official-source research Sources checked 2026-10-21
Applications and interfaces are not necessarily underlying models. Prices retain their unit and scope; recheck before purchase. Historical or deprecated entries are documentation, not recommendations.

Models #

Name
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Version
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst; snapshot gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-2026-09-08
Status
Default on model page; available paid API
Source 3 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Version
gpt-image-2.5-flare; snapshot gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08
Status
Current guide option
Source 1 ↗Source 4 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
GPT Image 2
Version
gpt-image-2
Status
Earlier model documented
Source 1 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Products #

Name
OpenAI Image API / Responses API
Relationship
API access to GPT Image
Ui access
Not established from reviewed sources
Api access
Direct generations/edits; conversational image tool in Responses
Source 1 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Capabilities #

Task
Text-to-image and image editing
Inputs
  • Text
  • Images
Outputs
  • Images
Resolutions
  • 1024x1024
  • 1536x1024
  • 1024x1536
  • Custom: edges divisible by 16; maximum edge 3840; 655360–8294400 pixels; aspect ratio 1:3–3:1
Formats
  • PNG
  • JPEG
  • WebP
Limitations
  • Above 2560x1440 experimental
  • Transparency requires PNG/WebP
  • Precise typography, placement and character consistency can fail
Source 1 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Pricing #

Scope
API_standard
Model or product
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst / Flare
Amount
5
Currency
USD
Unit
million text input tokens
Conditions
Input and output charged separately
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 2 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
API_standard
Model or product
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst / Flare
Amount
8
Currency
USD
Unit
million image input tokens
Conditions
Input and output charged separately
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 2 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
API_standard
Model or product
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst / Flare
Amount
30
Currency
USD
Unit
million image output tokens
Conditions
Not a flat per-image price
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 2 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
API_cached
Model or product
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst / Flare
Amount
2
Currency
USD
Unit
million cached image input tokens
Conditions
Responses image tool only; not direct Image API
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 1 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
API_batch
Model or product
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst / Flare
Amount
15
Currency
USD
Unit
million image output tokens
Conditions
Batch, not standard processing
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 2 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
UI_subscription
Model or product
ChatGPT
Amount
Not established from reviewed sources
Currency
Not established from reviewed sources
Unit
subscription
Conditions
Not verified in this collection; never substitute API token prices
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source 2 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Commercial use #

Summary
Commercial-use terms and output-rights review remains unverified; API documentation alone is not a rights clearance.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Privacy #

Summary
Image generation/edit endpoints: no training use, default abuse-monitoring retention 30 days, no application-state retention. Eligible GPT Image models support Zero Data Retention, subject to exceptions including flagged image safety review. Responses storage differs.
Source 4 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Contradictions #

Summary
Sunburst model page says streaming unsupported; image-generation guide describes partial-image streaming. Avoid a blanket streaming-support badge without endpoint-specific confirmation.
Source 3 ↗Source 1 ↗
Source review: 2026-10-21

Unknowns #

ChatGPT UI plan prices and exact model mapping not verified.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Commercial-use contractual terms not verified.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Snapshot date is an identifier, not proof of public launch date.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Per-image totals depend on tokens and settings; mainline Responses model usage adds cost.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Sources #

  1. Image generation ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.

  2. API pricing ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Standard and Batch sections distinguished.

  3. GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.

  4. Data controls ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.