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GPT Image 2.5 Flare

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OpenAI's fastest high-quality image model ('Fast, high-quality everyday image generation'), the everyday-generation sibling of GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Launched 2026-09-08 (OpenAI API changelog, 'Released GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare'); snapshot gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08. Input text+image, output image, via the Image API and the Responses API image generation tool; supports low, medium, high, xhigh, max and auto quality. Prices are per-1M-token and OpenAI states they match GPT Image 2: image input $8 (cached $2) and image output $30, which is what the price fields carry. Text tokens are billed separately at $5.00 per 1M text input (cached text input $1.25); text output is not billed. The model page headline '$5 / $30' pairs the text input rate with the image output rate. Context window, output limit and knowledge cutoff are not published on the model page, so they are null. Recorded 2026-09-26, 18 days after OpenAI's date: the event is theirs, the delay is ours.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare by OpenAI costs $8 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens ($13.50/1M blended). It is generally available (GA).

Last verified: 26 Sep 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
OpenAI
Status
GA
Input price
$8 / 1M tokens
Output price
$30 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$2 / 1M tokens
Blended price
$13.50 / 1M tokens
Context window
—
Max output
—
Modality
text, image
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
8 Sep 2026
API string
gpt-image-2.5-flare

Source: OpenAI official documentation ↗

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GPT Image 2.5 Flare — questions & answers

How much does GPT Image 2.5 Flare cost?

GPT Image 2.5 Flare is priced at $8 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens ($13.50/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio), with cached input at $2 per 1M tokens.

Is GPT Image 2.5 Flare deprecated?

No — GPT Image 2.5 Flare is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does GPT Image 2.5 Flare support image or vision input?

Yes — GPT Image 2.5 Flare accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, image.

Can I self-host GPT Image 2.5 Flare?

No — GPT Image 2.5 Flare is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through OpenAI's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for GPT Image 2.5 Flare?

The API model identifier for GPT Image 2.5 Flare is "gpt-image-2.5-flare" when calling OpenAI's API.