OpenAI · image model
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare is OpenAI's latest image-generation model in our dataset, released Sep 8, 2026. Proprietary, API access only. OpenAI's fast image generation model for everyday use, released Sep 8, 2026 alongside GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst. Verified against vendor sources on Oct 26, 2026.
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- ReleasedSep 8, 2026
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Key facts
Where GPT-Image-2.5 Flare sits in our data
- Released Sep 8, 2026 (week 37 of 2026), in September 2026. Other models in our data released that month: GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, GPT-6 Luna.
- The previous OpenAI model we track is GPT-6 Astra (Sep 3, 2026), 5 days earlier.
- OpenAI tools we cover: Codex CLI, ChatGPT, OpenAI Agents SDK.
- All releases by date: AI model releases by month · new AI models this week.
How GPT-Image-2.5 Flare differs from GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst
Read from the recorded facts of the two models, not from a head-to-head test. We have not run either.
- Listed price is the same as GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst: $5 in and $30 out (per 1M tokens).
- Both were released on Sep 8, 2026.
- Facts for the other model: GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst.
What we tested
Nothing yet. We have not run GPT-Image-2.5 Flare ourselves, so every fact on this page is Reported from the sources below. When we do test it, the scope will be stated here and in our test logs. See methodology.
Sources
More from OpenAI
- GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst (Sep 8, 2026)
- GPT-Live 1 (Sep 10, 2026)
- GPT-6 Astra (Sep 3, 2026)
- GPT-6 Luna (Sep 22, 2026)
- GPT-6 Sol (Sep 22, 2026)
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Sep 29, 2026)
- GPT-Live-Transcribe (Jul 28, 2026)