GPT Image
OpenAI
GPT Image is an image generation model line from OpenAI. The latest release is GPT Image 2.5 (8 Sept 2026). This page tracks all 4 GPT Image releases since 25 Mar 2025, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
GPT Image 2.5released
Ships as two API models: Flare (speed - ~50% lower latency than GPT Image 2 at comparable quality) and Sunburst (quality - sharper detail, more natural lighting and texture, better preservation of people and products from reference photos, more reliable multi-turn editing). Both generate, edit and output transparent backgrounds
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
API ids gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst; in ChatGPT for every tier and in Codex from launch day (product name ChatGPT Images 2.5). Seeded as one row for the pair.
GPT Image 2released
Reasons before drawing; far more reliable text rendering including non-Latin scripts; up to 2K output and up to eight coherent images per prompt; convincing photorealism and UI screenshots
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- up to 2K
Model id gpt-image-2. API and Codex 2026-04-21, ChatGPT (all plans) 2026-04-22 under the product name ChatGPT Images 2.0. Transparent-background output added 2026-08.
gpt-image-1 (API)released
Same model as ChatGPT 4o image gen made available via Images API; controllable moderation parameter; C2PA metadata embedded in all outputs; 130M users created 700M images in first week of ChatGPT launch
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API
- Model ID
- gpt-image-1
4o Image Generation (ChatGPT)released
Native image generation embedded in GPT-4o; photorealistic output; image input and editing; accurate text in images; world knowledge for context-aware scenes; became ChatGPT's default image generator replacing DALL-E
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Consumer app
FAQ
- When was GPT Image 2.5 released?
- GPT Image 2.5 was released on 8 Sept 2026.
- Is GPT Image open source?
- No. GPT Image 2.5 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Can GPT Image be used commercially?
- Yes. Commercial use of GPT Image 2.5 is allowed under the Proprietary licence.
- Where can I use GPT Image?
- GPT Image 2.5 is available via Official API and Consumer app.
See GPT Image in context on the image model timeline, or browse all model families.