GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst
GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst is OpenAI's premium image-generation and editing model for workflows where precision matters more than generation time.
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
Sunburst is the higher-precision 2.5 API choice for polished creative work and complex edits, with longer generation times than Flare.
Key Features
- Undated model ID gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
- Pinned snapshot gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-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
- Provider positioning for tighter control and premium editing precision
- $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
- •Production-ready campaign creative
- •Polished product imagery
- •Complex reference-led generation
- •Multi-image composition and precise edits
- •Workflows where edit control matters more than generation time
⚙️Input Parameters
model
stringUse gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or pin gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-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-sunburst",
"prompt": "Combine these product references into a polished campaign image while keeping each product's label and proportions unchanged.",
"quality": "xhigh"
}Output Results
An image response from the OpenAI Images API. Inspect label accuracy, reference fidelity, edit locality, generation time, 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