GPT Image 2.5 Flare API

openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the speed-oriented tier of OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 family, built for high-quality everyday image generation and editing.
Output
$39 / 1M tokens
Released
Sep 9, 2026

How to use GPT Image 2.5 Flare API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$6.5 / 1M tokens
Output
$39 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$1.625 / 1M tokens

GPT Image 2.5 Flare Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Image Editing Arena
1155
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of edited images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 21, 2026

GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Fast, high-volume image generation
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Precise image editing
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$78 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Image generation at scale
Image generation at scale

Frequently asked questions

GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the speed-oriented tier of OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 family. OpenAI describes it as its fastest model for high-quality, everyday image generation.

OpenAI reports that Flare delivers higher-quality images at 50% lower latency than GPT Image 2.

Flare is built for speed on everyday generation and high volume. Sunburst is aimed at workflows where editing precision matters most, such as campaign creative and polished product imagery.

Yes. Alongside generation it supports the image edits endpoint, and inpainting is a supported feature.

Six settings are available: low, medium, high, xhigh, max and auto.

It takes text and image input and returns images.

Two: image generations and image edits.

Send a request to the image generations endpoint with the model id openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare, and a prompt describing the image you want.

Creator and social content, product experiences, visual search, rapid image prototyping and high-volume generation.

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