# GPT Image 2.5 Flare: AI model fact sheet

- **Provider:** openai
- **Released:** 2026-09-08
- **Parameters:** Not disclosed
- **API pricing:** $5.00 / 1M input, $30.00 / 1M output
- **OpenRouter ID:** openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare
- **Capabilities:** image-generation

The speed tier of OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 pair. Image quality on par with GPT Image 2 at about half the latency, with the new xhigh and max quality presets, custom sizes up to 4K and tighter subject preservation on edits. OpenAI's default recommendation for everyday API image generation.

Source: real side-by-side outputs, pricing and specs at https://rival.tips/models/gpt-image-2.5-flare