GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst specs, prices, where it runs and its benchmark standing

Name: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Author: OpenAI

closed weights · #1 on 2 boards · top 10 on 2 of 2 · released Sep 8, 2026

Provider: OpenAI
Release date: Sep 8, 2026; Releases
Parameters: Not disclosed by OpenAI
Modalities: Text, Image to Image; Boards
License: Proprietary; LMArena
Hosting: Azure OpenAI (5 regions); Regions
Weights: Closed weights
Announced: OpenAI releases GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare; Sep 8, 2026 on Releases
Benchmarks: 2 boards captured

Rank	Board	Category	Score	Of	Over time
1	Text-to-ImageImage · as “GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst”	Image	1,429	71
1	Image EditImage · as “GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst”	Image	1,517	51

Versions and release history

2 versions in this line since Sep 8, 2026, from Pricing, OpenRouter and the boards.

Version	Released	Source
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst	Nov 4, 20265 days ago	Releases
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstthis model	Sep 8, 20262 months ago	Releases

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