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  5. GPT Image 2.5 FlarevsIdeogram v3 Balanced
Updated Sep 2026

GPT Image 2.5 FlarevsIdeogram v3 Balanced

GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the newer model, released after Ideogram v3 Balanced.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram v3 Balanced compared across 17 shared prompts
SpecGPT Image 2.5 FlareIdeogram v3 Balanced
Input price$5/M tokens—
Output price$30/M tokens—
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)No—
ReleasedSep 2026Nov 2024
Our Verdict
GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Ideogram v3 Balanced
Ideogram v3 Balanced

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
Ideogram v3 Balanced
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

1 host

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$8.00 in·$8.00 out·400k·99.7% up
Ideogram v3 Balanced

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.

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