Text to image
Elo · text-to-image arena
Custom pricing for production workloads
OpenAI's fastest GPT Image 2.5 tier: high-quality everyday generation at half the latency of GPT Image 2.
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.
openai/gpt-image-2.5-flarePOST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generationsGPT Image 2.5 Flare is the faster of the two tiers in OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 family. OpenAI describes it as its fastest model for high-quality, everyday image generation, delivering higher-quality images at 50% lower latency than GPT Image 2.
The 2.5 generation as a whole brings sharper detail, stronger style adherence and more control over edits than the previous generation.
Flare is the choice for creator and social content, product experiences, visual search, rapid prototyping and high-volume generation. Pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst instead when editing precision matters more than speed.
Available on AI/ML API since September 9, 2026.
GPT Image 2.5 Flare is documented as suited to creator and social content, product experiences, visual search, rapid image prototyping, and high-volume generation. It is also described as a good choice for fast, high-quality everyday image generation.
It is documented for image generation from text prompts, including workflows that use image inputs. OpenAI also says to start with it when speed is the priority and that it is the default choice for most applications.
Human-preference results for GPT Image 2.5 Flare in text to image, next to models available on AI/ML API. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.
Elo · text-to-image arena
Arena results for models you can call with the same API key.
Blind pairwise human votes on images generated from text prompts. GPT Image 2.5 Flare ranks #2 of 98.
| Usage | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5 | 1M tokens |
| Output | $30 | 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $1.25 | 1M tokens |
Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
AI/ML API input and output rates for 5 models, per million tokens.
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| $5 | $30 | |
| $2 | $8 | |
| $5 | $30 | |
| $5 | $30 | |
| $5 | $32 |
Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"curl '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 ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}'import os
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['AIMLAPI_KEY']}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}
response = requests.post("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())const response = 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 ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.json());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.
Use openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare as the model parameter. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with your AI/ML API key.