GPT-Image-2.5 Flare
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare is OpenAI's fast default for high-quality everyday image generation and editing through the Images or Responses API.
Platform: OpenAI
Image GenerationImage EditingMultimodalOpenAI
OpenAI-hosted Images API or Responses API image-generation tool
$5/1M text input, $1.25/1M cached text input, $8/1M image input, $2/1M cached image input, and $30/1M image output tokens
Commercial🚀Function Overview
Flare is the default 2.5 API choice for applications that need strong image generation and editing with lower latency than OpenAI's premium Sunburst route.
Key Features
- Undated model ID gpt-image-2.5-flare
- Pinned snapshot gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08
- Text and image input with image output
- Images API generation and edit endpoints plus the Responses API image-generation tool
- Low, medium, high, xhigh, max, and auto quality settings
- OpenAI-reported higher quality than GPT Image 2 at 50% lower latency
- $5 text input and $1.25 cached text input per million tokens
- $8 image input, $2 cached image input, and $30 image output per million tokens
Use Cases
- •High-volume everyday image generation
- •Creator and social content
- •Product experiences and visual search
- •Rapid image prototyping
- •Targeted edits that should preserve surrounding content
⚙️Input Parameters
model
stringUse gpt-image-2.5-flare or pin gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08.
prompt
stringDescribe the image to generate or the precise change to make.
image
arrayOptional reference image or images for generation and editing.
quality
stringChoose low, medium, high, xhigh, max, or auto based on the workflow.
💡Usage Examples
Example 1
Input Parameters
{
"model": "gpt-image-2.5-flare",
"prompt": "Create a clean product photo on a transparent background and preserve the reference object's exact proportions.",
"quality": "high"
}Output Results
An image response from the OpenAI Images API. Inspect dimensions, reference fidelity, transparency, latency, token use, and safety handling before production use.
Quick Actions
Technical Specifications
- Hardware Type
- OpenAI-hosted Images API or Responses API image-generation tool
- Commercial Use
- Supported
- Pricing
- $5/1M text input, $1.25/1M cached text input, $8/1M image input, $2/1M cached image input, and $30/1M image output tokens
- Platform
- OpenAI