OpenAIImage model

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is rank 1 of 21 in the arena rating and rank 8 of 108 in our GraduallyBench test.

Arena ratingRank 1 of 21

1,427User voteshigher is better

GraduallyBenchRank 8 of 108

75our own rating0 to 100

PriceRank 26 of 28

$0.21per imagelower is better

PopularityRank 344 of 875

36out of 100-5 vs. last month

Summary

At $0.21 per image it is expensive; a typical image model costs $0.06.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is distinguished by combining image editing with output up to 3,840 × 2,160 pixels. Text and image inputs plus several documented quality levels give the checkpoint room for both new images and controlled changes.

OpenAI lists GPT Image 2 separately, so Sunburst is its own endpoint. OpenAI also exposes a dated September 8, 2026 snapshot alongside the undated model ID.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Open Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Generated through openai with model ID gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Archived settings were 1024x1024, quality high, n=1.

Open source

Open Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Generated through openai with model ID gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Archived settings were 1024x1024, quality high, n=1.

Open source

Open Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Generated through openai with model ID gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Archived settings were 1024x1024, quality high, n=1.

Open source

Open Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Generated through openai with model ID gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Archived settings were 1024x1024, quality high, n=1.

Open source

All benchmark results

Every published result with its source, test setup and comparison models.

Show all 273 published benchmark results

Published benchmarks

Text to image

Text to Image Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,227.25 Elo

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,208.16 Elo

GPT Image 21,187.61 Elo

MAI-Image-2.61,168.32 Elo

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,165.79 Elo

Nano Banana 21,141.6 Elo

Muse Image1,127.86 Elo

GPT Image 1.51,123.86 Elo

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash1,121.56 Elo

MAI-Image-2.51,120.06 Elo

Nano Banana Pro1,118.67 Elo

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,109.07 Elo

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,101.17 Elo

Grok Imagine Image Quality1,049.08 Elo

Qwen-Image-2.11,045.48 Elo

Krea 2 Large1,035.45 Elo

MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,032.28 Elo

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,031.23 Elo

FLUX.2 Flex1,027.68 Elo

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,027.66 Elo

FLUX.2 Max1,020.57 Elo

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,020.35 Elo

Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,017.69 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image-1.51,017.68 Elo

Ideogram 4.51,015.99 Elo

FLUX.2 Pro1,003.17 Elo

Ideogram 4.01,002.93 Elo

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct988.05 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image978 Elo

FLUX.2 Klein 9B932.08 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,227.25 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: elo-rating
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 30
Methodology and context: AA appearances: 13294. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 1. Upper rank: 1. Source model ID: 98833f93-0f33-4205-b83a-c4d42a25da4f. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0

Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,412.39 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,381.8 points

GPT Image 21,365.33 points

MAI-Image-2.61,323.82 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,291.41 points

Reve 2.11,281.14 points

Nano Banana 21,255.68 points

MAI-Image-2.51,251.47 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,246.55 points

Muse Image1,238.45 points

Nano Banana Pro1,232.1 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,225.65 points

GPT Image 1.51,217.68 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,213.88 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,173.15 points

FLUX.2 Max1,160.58 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,145.47 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,120.68 points

Krea 2 Large1,115.65 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.61 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large963.03 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,412.39 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 5,021
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,393.27 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,362.55 points

GPT Image 21,337.71 points

MAI-Image-2.61,316.28 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,287.47 points

Nano Banana 21,257.08 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,240.85 points

GPT Image 1.51,237.12 points

Nano Banana Pro1,236.88 points

Muse Image1,234.77 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,231.48 points

Krea 2 Large1,140.86 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,137.07 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,110.87 points

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

GPT Image 2

MAI-Image-2.6

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,393.27 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 14
Sample: 8,986
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,410.08 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,387.35 points

GPT Image 21,370.68 points

MAI-Image-2.61,337.7 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,328.25 points

Reve 2.11,290.77 points

MAI-Image-2.51,276.76 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,258.85 points

Muse Image1,258.79 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,255.8 points

Nano Banana 21,239.62 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,234.74 points

GPT Image 1.51,224.81 points

Nano Banana Pro1,224.23 points

FLUX.2 Max1,168.74 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,159.34 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,155.3 points

Krea 2 Large1,122.19 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,116.78 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.63 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large997.29 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,410.08 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 7,863
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,456.88 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,427.12 points

GPT Image 21,402.93 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,352.36 points

MAI-Image-2.61,348.71 points

Reve 2.11,309.78 points

Muse Image1,274.79 points

MAI-Image-2.51,268.65 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,263.52 points

Nano Banana 21,260.23 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,256.09 points

GPT Image 1.51,243.95 points

Nano Banana Pro1,243.91 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,234.48 points

FLUX.2 Max1,167.57 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,163.29 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,158.62 points

Krea 2 Large1,118.81 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,118.12 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,063.58 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large945.23 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,456.88 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 21,015
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,415.51 points

GPT Image 21,385.8 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,384.8 points

MAI-Image-2.61,332.9 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,324.96 points

Reve 2.11,315.65 points

Nano Banana 21,267.93 points

MAI-Image-2.51,259.36 points

Muse Image1,258.15 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,248.4 points

Nano Banana Pro1,245.44 points

GPT Image 1.51,237.88 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,237.36 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,236.31 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,172.44 points

FLUX.2 Max1,163.75 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,154.5 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,129.54 points

Krea 2 Large1,110.71 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,070.2 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large936.77 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,415.51 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 17,277
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,427.13 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,399.44 points

GPT Image 21,382.1 points

MAI-Image-2.61,330.58 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,317.31 points

Reve 2.11,300.4 points

Muse Image1,268.12 points

Nano Banana 21,257.49 points

MAI-Image-2.51,253 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,250.8 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,249.44 points

Nano Banana Pro1,246.31 points

GPT Image 1.51,236.39 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,226.55 points

FLUX.2 Max1,161.46 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,156.26 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,152.68 points

Krea 2 Large1,115.37 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,114.71 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,069.84 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large938.35 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,427.13 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 54,913
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,434.4 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,415.95 points

GPT Image 21,379.13 points

MAI-Image-2.61,330.88 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,312.19 points

Reve 2.11,302.1 points

Muse Image1,278.09 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,274.42 points

Nano Banana 21,261.31 points

Nano Banana Pro1,260.39 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,258.64 points

MAI-Image-2.51,250.67 points

GPT Image 1.51,246.79 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,229.66 points

FLUX.2 Max1,160.87 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,151.76 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,145.47 points

Krea 2 Large1,128.88 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,109.06 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.05 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large928.41 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,434.4 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 18,814
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.22 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,439.29 points

GPT Image 21,426.27 points

MAI-Image-2.61,341.91 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,332.04 points

Reve 2.11,316.59 points

Muse Image1,289.88 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,286.94 points

GPT Image 1.51,258.96 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,256.2 points

Nano Banana Pro1,255.64 points

Nano Banana 21,254.9 points

MAI-Image-2.51,254.78 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,244.1 points

FLUX.2 Max1,156.6 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,144.32 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,143.85 points

Krea 2 Large1,123.58 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,105.31 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.81 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large941.86 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.22 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 8,752
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.65 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,431.87 points

GPT Image 21,424.21 points

MAI-Image-2.61,365.86 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,349.22 points

Reve 2.11,339.46 points

Nano Banana 21,294.44 points

Muse Image1,293.25 points

MAI-Image-2.51,280.73 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,273.63 points

Nano Banana Pro1,270.33 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,254.93 points

GPT Image 1.51,251.47 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,250.12 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,171.57 points

FLUX.2 Max1,165.6 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,154.35 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,134.31 points

Krea 2 Large1,116.42 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,057.76 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large921.07 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.65 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 16,868
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

Image editing

Image Editing Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,199.46 Elo

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,182.04 Elo

MAI-Image-2.61,149.25 Elo

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash1,141.24 Elo

GPT Image 21,135.9 Elo

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,129.43 Elo

Muse Image1,128.02 Elo

Nano Banana 21,125.1 Elo

MAI-Image-2.51,124.35 Elo

GPT Image 1.51,116.41 Elo

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,115.93 Elo

Nano Banana Pro1,108.99 Elo

Grok Imagine Image Quality1,097.22 Elo

MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,089.17 Elo

Qwen-Image-2.11,080.38 Elo

Ideogram 4.51,066.78 Elo

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,065.36 Elo

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,056.78 Elo

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,053.63 Elo

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,012.79 Elo

FLUX.2 Pro1,011.07 Elo

FLUX.2 Max998.84 Elo

FLUX.2 Flex995.52 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image953.1 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,199.46 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: elo-rating
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 24
Methodology and context: AA appearances: 18575. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 1. Upper rank: 2. Source model ID: 98833f93-0f33-4205-b83a-c4d42a25da4f. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555

Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,536.61 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,491.71 points

GPT Image 21,459.51 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,426.01 points

MAI-Image-2.61,417.96 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,409.2 points

Nano Banana Pro1,404.88 points

Muse Image1,382.3 points

Nano Banana 21,376.8 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,362.02 points

GPT Image 1.51,360.14 points

Ideogram 4.51,298.95 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,212.35 points

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

GPT Image 2

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,536.61 points

Source: LMArena

gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 13
Sample: 5,572
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0

Source: LMArena

Recorded measurement details

Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1227.25
Score: 1227.25
Metric: elo-rating
Unit: Elo
Benchmark version: v2.1
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Confidence interval: 10
Lower confidence bound: 1217.25
Upper confidence bound: 1237.25
Source type: independent-evaluator
Evaluator: Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: AA appearances: 13294. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 1. Upper rank: 1. Source model ID: 98833f93-0f33-4205-b83a-c4d42a25da4f. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
USD price per 1,000 tokens: 210.72

Source Artificial Analysis

Image Editing Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1199.46
Score: 1199.46
Metric: elo-rating
Unit: Elo
Benchmark version: v2.1
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Confidence interval: 11
Lower confidence bound: 1188.46
Upper confidence bound: 1210.46
Source type: independent-evaluator
Evaluator: Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: AA appearances: 18575. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 1. Upper rank: 2. Source model ID: 98833f93-0f33-4205-b83a-c4d42a25da4f. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555
USD price per 1,000 tokens: 210.72

Source Artificial Analysis

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1412.3906120964732
Score: 1412.3906120964732
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 5021
Confidence interval: 11.23801
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1393.270785933166
Score: 1393.270785933166
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 8986
Confidence interval: 11.07018
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1410.0773481889532
Score: 1410.0773481889532
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 7863
Confidence interval: 9.294169
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1456.8777228822369
Score: 1456.8777228822369
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 2
Sample: 21015
Confidence interval: 7.970952
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1415.5088451274476
Score: 1415.5088451274476
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 17277
Confidence interval: 7.858959
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1427.1320954155983
Score: 1427.1320954155983
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 54913
Confidence interval: 5.237297
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1434.3950851991412
Score: 1434.3950851991412
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 18814
Confidence interval: 7.916528
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1461.2178332447997
Score: 1461.2178332447997
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 8752
Confidence interval: 9.862201
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1461.645540725056
Score: 1461.645540725056
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 16868
Confidence interval: 8.109967
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1536.61043924975
Score: 1536.61043924975
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 1
Sample: 5572
Confidence interval: 12.903993
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0

Source LMArena

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Popularity compared

How often the model is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every model of its category.

Popularity index

The 100 most popular models of this category, 0 to 100, higher is more popular

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst36

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MOSS-Image-Base

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

As of November 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 5, 2026

GPT Image 2.5 SunburstMidjourney V8.1GPT Image 2.5 FlareQwen Image 2.0 ProMing-Image-0.1-Design

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst compared

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Predecessor and successor

PredecessorGPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs. GPT Image 2Predecessor of GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

The most popular comparisons

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All specifications

Input and output

Maximum output: 3,840 × 2,160 pixels; Source: Maximum output
Modalities: Text and image input, image output; Source: Modalities

Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking: Subject to limitations. OpenAI lists SynthID for images generated through ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API. Coverage varies by model, export path and creation date, among other factors.; Source: AI watermarking
Watermarking technique: SynthID; Source: Watermarking technique
Provenance metadata: C2PA Content Credentials for supported OpenAI image outputs. Availability depends on the export path and creation date.; Source: Provenance metadata
Labelling reviewed: Nov 5, 2026; Source: Labelling reviewed

Licence and access

Weights: Proprietary; Source: Weights
Access: API; Source: Access

API

API model ID: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst; a September 8, 2026 snapshot is available; Source: API model ID

Further details

Generator: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst; Source: Generator
API access: Image API and the Responses API image-generation tool; Source: API access
Quality settings: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, and auto; Source: Quality settings

Prices

PricesSubscriptions

Representative price: $0.21072 per imageSource
Text input: $5 per 1M tokens, $1.25 cachedSource
Image tokens: $8 input, $2 cached, and $30 output per 1M tokensSource

No OpenAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 62 plans in Germany.

Plan	Monthly price	Note
ElevenLabs Free	free	with limited credit
Hailuo AI FreeMiniMax	free	with limited credit
Lovable Free	free	with limited credit
Recraft Free	free	with limited credit
ElevenLabs Starter	≈ €6.36	with limited credit
Krea Basic	≈ €9.54	with limited credit
Adobe Firefly Standard	€10.98	with limited credit
Hailuo AI StandardMiniMax	≈ €11.13	with limited credit
Leonardo.Ai Essential	≈ €12.72
Recraft Basic	≈ €12.72	with limited credit
Runway Standard	≈ €15.90	with limited credit
Magnific Premium	€19.04	with limited credit
Ideogram Plus	≈ €21.20	with limited credit
Recraft Pro	≈ €21.20	with limited credit
Adobe Firefly Pro	€21.99	with limited credit
ElevenLabs Creator	≈ €23.33	with limited credit
Recraft Teams	≈ €23.33	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Lovable Pro	€25	with limited credit
Langdock Business Standard	€29.75	for teams, per seat
Ideogram Team	≈ €31.81	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Leonardo.Ai Premium	≈ €31.81
Luma Plus	≈ €31.81	with limited credit
Krea Pro	≈ €37.11	with limited credit
Runway Pro	≈ €37.11	with limited credit
Hailuo AI ProMiniMax	≈ €40.29	with limited credit
Magnific Premium+	€42.84	with limited credit
Lovable Business	€50	with limited credit, for teams
Adobe Firefly Pro Plus	€54.99	with limited credit
Ideogram Pro	≈ €63.61	with limited credit
Leonardo.Ai Ultimate	≈ €63.61
Higgsfield Plus	€70.21	with limited credit
Magnific Business	€70.21	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Runway Team	≈ €73.16	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Higgsfield Team	€94.01	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Hailuo AI MasterMiniMax	≈ €94.36	with limited credit
Luma Pro	≈ €95.42	with limited credit
Runway Max	≈ €100.72	with limited credit
Magnific Pro Starter	€104.72	with limited credit
ElevenLabs Pro	≈ €104.96	with limited credit
Krea Max	≈ €111.32	with limited credit
Langdock Business Max	€117.81	for teams, per seat
Higgsfield Ultra	€153.51	with limited credit
Higgsfield Scale	€201.11	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Krea Business	≈ €212.05	with limited credit, for teams
Adobe Firefly Premium	€219.98	with limited credit
Hailuo AI MaxMiniMax	≈ €229.01	with limited credit
Magnific Pro	€273.70	with limited credit
ElevenLabs Scale	≈ €317.01	with limited credit, for teams
Luma Ultra	≈ €318.07	with limited credit
ElevenLabs Business	≈ €1,049.63	with limited credit, for teams
Adobe Firefly Premium für Teams	n/a	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Adobe Firefly Pro für Teams	n/a	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Adobe Firefly Pro Plus für Teams	n/a	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
ElevenLabs Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Higgsfield Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Ideogram Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Krea Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Lovable Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Luma Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Luma Team	n/a	for teams
Magnific Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises
Runway Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises

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Frequently asked questions about GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

How good is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?

Rank 1 of 21 in the arena rating. Rank 8 of 108 in our own test.

Arena rating from Nov 6, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

Arena ratingfrom user votes · higher is better

GPT Image 2.5 SunburstRank 1 of 211,427

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,399

GPT Image 21,382

MAI-Image-2.61,331

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,317

Reve 2.11,300

Muse Image1,268

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

Krea 2 Large77

Seedream 5.0 Pro76

FLUX 3 Image Klein76

GPT Image 2.5 SunburstRank 8 of 10875

Krea 375

FLUX 3 Image74

FLUX.2 Flex73

What is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst good at?

Best at Infographic (97 out of 100), weakest at Typography and layout (54).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition54out of 100Rank 50 of 108 in this task
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details87out of 100Rank 13 of 108 in this task
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency64out of 100Rank 31 of 108 in this task
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization97out of 100Rank 2 of 108 in this task

How much does an image with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst cost?

About $0.21 per image. That is expensive: a typical image model costs $0.06.

Configuration: Sunburst

Price per imageDollars per image · lower is better

Seedream 5.0 Pro$0.09

Ideogram 4.5$0.10

GPT Image 1.5$0.13

Nano Banana Pro$0.13

GPT Image 2.5 SunburstRank 26 of 28$0.21

GPT Image 2.5 Flare$0.21

GPT Image 2$0.21

Where can I use GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?

Not in a OpenAI subscription. Including other providers that makes 62 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At OpenAI

No OpenAI subscription includes this model.

Through other providers

62 plans from 13 providers, from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter), with limited credits.

Is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst better than GPT Image 2?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is ahead in the arena rating, while both are level in GraduallyBench.

GPT Image 2 as earlier generation according to OpenAI GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst model documentation, checked Sep 19, 2026

Arena ratinguser votes · higher is better

1,427

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

Rank 1 of 21

1,382

GPT Image 2

Rank 3 of 21

GraduallyBenchown rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

Rank 8 of 108

GPT Image 2

Rank 15 of 108

Price per imagedollars · lower is better

$0.21

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

$0.21

GPT Image 2

Sources and data date

Show all 57 sources

Benchmark sources at a glance

Which independent evaluators tested this model. This is coverage, not a quality ranking.

No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values.

Type	Evidence and data date
Research status	Research date October 16, 2026. 46 source URLs checked. This documents the inspected sources, not an exhaustive inventory of every publication.
Not published	immutable-serving-weights Note IMG.LY identifies route fal:openai/gpt-image-2.5/sunburst/text-to-image, but the model page publishes no content-addressed weight revision. The route label alone does not establish immutable backend identity.
Not published	model-run-date Note The methodology gives the latest suite run and score computation dates, not this row's actual per-model execution date.
Not published	category-sample-counts Note No denominator is printed for the 15 category means. Sample counts are retained only on criterion rows where the model page explicitly states scores across runs; the 111-image total is not reused as a category count.
Not published	exact-serving-configuration Original wording The source identifies the Sunburst route but does not publish quality setting, output resolution, or immutable serving revision.
Not published	exact-serving-and-generation-configuration Original wording The exact model page does not identify serving revision or generation controls. Arena methodology states default model settings and resolution but does not provide per-model values.
Unresolved	provider-route-and-checkpoint Note The page displays GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, matching the assigned public product name; the underlying provider endpoint/checkpoint is not published.
Not published	task-and-voter-denominators Note The source publishes vote counts but not distinct-task or unique-voter denominators; the displayed votes are not represented as independent prompts or people.
Not published	exact-serving-revision Note AA does not disclose the evaluator route or serving checkpoint revision.
Not published	model-specific-sample-count Note GenExam gives a suite-level sample count only, not the evaluated denominator for this model.
Additional source	OpenAI (retrieved September 24, 2026) · OpenAI GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst model documentation · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional source	Image pricing (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	Artificial Analysis (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	LMArena (retrieved November 6, 2026)1 2
Additional source	Gradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 3, 2026)
Additional source	IMG.LY GenAI Benchmark (retrieved October 16, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata benchmark.ai (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena (retrieved October 17, 2026; November 2, 2026)
Additional source	GenExam, OpenGVLab (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional source	Everypixel Research (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional source	OpenAI Deployment Safety Hub (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 21, 2026)
Additional source	RISEBench++ evaluation (arXiv:2610.12343) (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional source	Do Image Editors Follow Depth-Dependent Blur and Aperture Response? A Rendered-Ground-Truth Pilot Audit authors (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 18, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional source	AIForge-Doc v3 paper (arXiv:2609.13617v2) (retrieved October 18, 2026; October 19, 2026; October 20, 2026)
Additional source	Wiro AI Image Models benchmark (retrieved October 18, 2026)
Additional source	RISEBench++ evaluation (arXiv:2610.12343) (retrieved October 18, 2026)
Additional source	ImageBench (retrieved October 18, 2026; October 22, 2026)
Additional source	Quantslant (retrieved October 19, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata text-to-image human feedback benchmark (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional source	ImagineArt Insights (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional source	DesignArena (retrieved October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata text-to-image human feedback benchmark (retrieved October 23, 2026)
Additional source	Kingy AI (retrieved October 23, 2026)
Additional source	Nodaro AI (retrieved October 23, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Architecture & interiors) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Concept art & fantasy) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Glamour) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Illustration & anime) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Landscape & nature) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Overall) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Photorealism) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Portrait & fashion) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Product & commercial) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Prompt adherence) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	BudgetPixel AI Image Arena public leaderboard CSV (Typography) (retrieved October 28, 2026; October 29, 2026; October 30, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 2, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 4, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 16, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026)1 2 3
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 18, 2026)1 2 3
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 23, 2026)1 2 3
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 28, 2026)1 2
Additional source	OpenAI: Provenance signals (retrieved November 5, 2026)
Additional source	OpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Vercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Ollama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index
Additional source	Replicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index
Additional source	Google Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US
Additional source	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0