GPT Image 2.5
OpenAI's newest image model. Photoreal shots, clean text and edits that change only what you ask.
Build with GPT Image 2.5
Each clip starts as one GPT Image 2.5 image, animated with Seedance 2.5 in the same Runable task.
GPT Image 2.5 on Runable
Pick Flare or Sunburst
Both are in the image menu, at the same price.
Edit with references
Add up to 16 images and say what to change.
No OpenAI account
Runs on your Runable credits, next to other image models.
How to use GPT Image 2.5 on Runable
Select GPT Image 2.5
Start a task on Runable and pick GPT Image 2.5 in the model menu.
Describe the image
Type what you want to see, or add photos for it to follow.
Turn it into a video
Refine the image by chatting, then animate it with any video model on Runable.
One prompt, finished work
Real results from single Runable tasks. Pick one to watch it.
- Sunburst on LMArena text-to-image, Oct 2026
- #1
- lower latency than GPT Image 2 (Flare)
- 50%
- reference images per edit
- 16
- turn to build
- Your
Why choose GPT Image 2.5
Edits only what you ask
OpenAI says it keeps the rest of the image the same.
Faces stay recognizable
Better at keeping people from your reference photos.
Holds up over many edits
Earlier changes stay put as you keep refining.
Text that reads
Posters, menus and UI mockups with the words you wrote.
Two speeds
Flare for quick drafts, Sunburst for the final image.
Tops the leaderboards
Sunburst ranks first on Artificial Analysis and LMArena.
GPT Image 2.5 specs
- Maker
- OpenAI
- Released
- September 8, 2026
- Versions
- Flare (fast) and Sunburst (most precise)
- Inputs
- Text, or up to 16 reference images to edit
- Quality
- Low, medium or high
- Largest size
- 2560 x 1440
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16
- Output
- One image per request
Sunburst vs Flare vs GPT Image 2
Both 2.5 versions rank above GPT Image 2. Scores are Artificial Analysis text-to-image Elo, October 2026, at each model's top quality setting.
| Model | Best for | OpenAI speed rating | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | Precise edits and final images | Medium | 1222 |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | Fast everyday images | Very fast | 1207 |
| GPT Image 2 | The previous version | Not rated | 1186 |
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