GPT Image 2.5 Flare is OpenAI’s September 2026 image model, the variant built for fast everyday generation. Reach for it when a character or a face has to stay the same across several images, or when the text inside the image has to be exact.
Modalities
Text+Image → Image
Price
$0.019 / image
Context
0K
Pricing
Per image. Async generation; you only pay for successful renders.
$0.019 / imageWhen to use GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Where this model earns its cost — and where it doesn't.
Released in September 2026, GPT Image 2.5 comes in two variants; Flare is the one tuned for everyday generation. It accepts a text prompt plus optional reference images and returns images at 1024×1024, 1024×1536 or 1536×1024, with low, medium and high quality tiers (medium is the default). Each reference image adds a small charge once per request.
In our own tests it held a person’s identity across reference images, rendered logo and slide text letter-exact, and finished a medium image in roughly 10 seconds. Billing is per image at the chosen quality tier, and the response carries the exact cost in usage.cost.
It generates images only: no text output, structured outputs or reasoning controls. It is not a vector model, so use a vector SKU when you need SVG.
Consistent Characters
Keeps the same face, hair and details across a series of images from one or more reference photos.
Text-Exact Graphics
Renders wordmarks, slide titles and social cards with the lettering spelled as written.
Portraits From References
Produces photoreal portraits and scenes of a real subject from a handful of reference images.
Reference Image Editing
Changes setting, lighting or outfit while preserving the subject in the reference.
Not ideal for: Do not use this model for vector output, structured JSON, or the cheapest possible bulk drafts.
Quick start
Up and running in under two minutes.
- 1
Create an API key
Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard. GPT Image 2.5 Flare needs a top-up — the signup credit covers the free tier.
Get API key → - 2
Make your first request
Submit a generation job and poll until it succeeds.
curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/images/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "gpt-image-2.5-flare", "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at sunrise, photorealistic", "n": 1 }' # Response: { "id": "img_...", "status": "queued" } # Poll: GET /v1/jobs/{id} until status="succeeded"
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