OpenAI's Newest Image Model

GPT Image 2.5 Generator for Reference-Guided Edits

Describe the image you want, or upload reference photos and say what to change. GPT Image 2.5 returns a finished image with the rest of the frame exactly as it was.

What Is GPT Image 2.5?

About the Model

What Is GPT Image 2.5?

GPT Image 2.5 is OpenAI's image model behind ChatGPT image generation, used here to create pictures from a written prompt and to edit existing photos guided by reference images. It is the model to reach for when a face has to stay recognizable, a product label has to stay legible, and the part of the frame you never mentioned has to come back untouched.

Use Cases

Put GPT Image 2.5 to Work on Real Briefs

Where a prompt or a reference photo reaches a usable image faster than booking a shoot or digging through stock.

Product Shots for Listings

Photograph one sample, then place it on new surfaces and backdrops for Amazon and Shopify listings while the packaging keeps its real texture and label.

Posters and Text-Led Layouts

Event teams and venue marketers build posters, menus, and campaign key visuals where the headline sits inside the artwork and still reads at a glance.

Paid Social and Ad Creative

Performance marketers spin one approved concept into fresh variations for Instagram and TikTok tests without rebuilding the shoot each round.

Portraits from Reference Photos

Move a headshot into new settings and lighting for speaker cards, team pages, and author bios while the face stays recognizable.

App and Web UI Concepts

Product designers mock up screens with believable copy and data, so reviewers respond to the design instead of squinting at lorem ipsum.

Cutouts for Design Files

Drop a subject straight into a deck, banner, or sticker sheet with clean edges around hair, glass, and thin objects.

How It Works

Generate with GPT Image 2.5 in Three Steps

No prompt-engineering course required. Write what you want, run it, and keep the version that works.

Describe the Image

01

Write what belongs in the frame, and add reference photos when the result has to match a subject, product, or style you already own.

Generate the Result

02

Run the prompt and let the model build the image. Feed the result back in as a reference when a single detail still needs to change.

Review and Download

03

Check the details that decide whether an image ships — faces, product labels, small text — then download the run you want to keep.

Why It Wins

Four Details GPT Image 2.5 Does Not Lose

Four differences you notice inside the first few generations, not after a month of tuning prompts.

Name One Change, Keep the Rest

No more redoing the whole background because you asked for a different jacket.

Name One Change, Keep the Rest

Faces and Products Survive the Edit

Faces, products, and logos carry through from your reference instead of drifting into a lookalike.

Faces and Products Survive the Edit

Skin, Fabric, and Metal Look Photographed

Skin, fabric, metal, and food keep their surface detail instead of flattening into plastic sheen.

Skin, Fabric, and Metal Look Photographed

Headline, Subject, and Detail Stay in Place

Crowded frames keep their reading order, so the headline, the subject, and the supporting details each land where you asked.

Headline, Subject, and Detail Stay in Place

User Reviews

Hear From Designers, Marketers, and Store Owners

Six professionals moved part of a real workflow onto this model. Here is what changed in the work they deliver.

FAQ

Flare or Sunburst? Plus Access, Output, and How It Compares

What's the difference between GPT Image 2.5 Flare and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the smaller, speed-focused variant, with image quality comparable to GPT Image 2 and much lower latency. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is the base model, tuned for quality, and takes longer per image. Both improve precise editing and subject preservation. Flare is built for iteration and volume; Sunburst for the single image that has to be right.
Is GPT Image 2.5 free to use?
Yes. You can start generating with GPT Image 2.5 without a paid plan. Each run draws from your credit balance, and larger output sizes consume more credits than the default. The pricing page lists current credit packs and what a balance covers.
Do I need a ChatGPT subscription or an OpenAI API key?
No. GPT Image 2.5 runs here in the browser, so you do not need a ChatGPT plan or your own OpenAI API key. Sign in, write a prompt, and generate. The OpenAI API is a separate developer product with its own keys and billing.
How many reference images can I upload?
GPT Image 2.5 accepts up to 15 reference images in one generation. Several angles of the same subject give the model the most to work with when identity has to survive; mixing a subject reference with a style reference asks it to blend the two instead.
What resolutions and aspect ratios can GPT Image 2.5 output?
GPT Image 2.5 outputs at 1K, 2K, or 4K, with 1K as the default, and covers Auto plus 15 fixed aspect ratios — from square 1:1 and portrait 4:5, through 16:9 and 9:16, out to panoramic 3:1 and tall 1:3.
Which image formats can I upload?
GPT Image 2.5 accepts JPEG, PNG, and WebP reference images, up to 20 MB per file and 256 MB across a single generation. That ceiling sits well above what 15 typical camera or phone photos will use.
Can GPT Image 2.5 generate a transparent background?
Yes. GPT Image 2.5 builds transparency into the image instead of masking it out afterward, so the alpha edge survives fine detail rather than leaving a pale halo. That means no manual cleanup before the file goes into a layout.
How is GPT Image 2.5 different from GPT Image 2?
GPT Image 2.5 edits more precisely: the element you name changes and everything you did not name stays where it was. It also holds onto the subject from your reference photos more reliably, renders lighting and surface texture more convincingly, and returns images faster on the Flare variant.
How does GPT Image 2.5 compare with Nano Banana 2?
GPT Image 2.5 and Nano Banana 2 are both current top-tier image models. The 2.5 model leads on targeted edits that leave the rest of the frame untouched, and on holding a reference subject recognizable across styles. Run the same prompt through both here and compare the pair before you commit.
Can I change one detail and keep the rest of the image?
Yes. GPT Image 2.5 applies a single named change and leaves the rest of the frame alone. Describe the one element to alter — a color, an object, a line of copy — and the pose, the background, and the light around it stay put. Restate anything that absolutely must not move.
When was GPT Image 2.5 released?
OpenAI released GPT Image 2.5 on September 8, 2026, alongside two API variants: GPT Image 2.5 Flare and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. It succeeds GPT Image 2 as the current generation of the GPT Image family.

Start Creating

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