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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

A September 2026 image generation and editing release, positioned for editing precision.

Hosted model editionSeptember / October 2026 releaseOfficial source ↗

Release facts and lifecycle

Release announced
September 8, 2026
Model ID
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
API formats
Image API and Responses image-generation tool
Added quality options
xhigh and max

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Where to start

Build edit cases with expected changes and regions that must stay unchanged. Score those independently; a visually attractive result can still fail the editing brief.

  • Precise image edits
  • Visual iteration
  • Image generation

What to check before deployment

The provider positioning is a hypothesis to test. Compare preservation of unchanged image regions and instruction compliance at the same output size and quality setting.

Confirm the exact model ID, checkpoint revision and endpoint in your test record. A base model name does not establish a provider's quantization, accepted inputs, context limit or current availability.

Measure useful results

Build a small evaluation from the workflow you already run. Define the expected answer before testing. Track correct results, formatting errors, retries, complete request time and reported input and output usage.

Count rejected answers and manual corrections. A low token rate can still produce a high cost per accepted result when the workflow needs retries or repair.

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Sources and scope

This page is an editorial evaluation guide, not a benchmark result or a claim that this model is served by Flonno.

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License / access: Provider service terms. Read the linked license or service terms for the full conditions. Original release and lifecycle sources checked 2026-10-10.