By No Code MBA · Facts checked
- Provider
- OpenAI
- Announcement date
- Status at last check
- Generally available
- Model family
- GPT Image
- Preceding model
- GPT Image 2
- Capabilities
- Image, Text
What changed
GPT Image 2.5 powers ChatGPT Images 2.5 and ships in the API as gpt-image-2.5-flare, which OpenAI calls its fastest model for everyday high-quality images. OpenAI cites faster generation, more consistent details across edits, and edits that change only the requested area. The API adds xhigh and max quality levels, new sizes and an opaque background option.
Access and availability
Use gpt-image-2.5-flare (snapshot gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08) on the Images generations, edits and Batch endpoints; Responses and Chat Completions are not supported. In ChatGPT it is rolling out to all users, including ChatGPT Work and Codex.
Official access documentationPricing
GPT Image 2.5 Flare: $5 per million text input tokens ($1.25 cached), $8 per million image input tokens ($2 cached), and $30 per million image output tokens ($15 with Batch)
Official pricingWhat you can build
Use repeated edits to evaluate whether a product image keeps its key details intact.
Limitations
OpenAI did not publish speed figures. Default rate limits start at 20 images per minute on the Build tier, and ChatGPT usage caps by plan were not stated.