Image 2.5 AI Image Generator

Image 2.5

Create and edit images from text or reference photos using GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst, with precise control over details, style, composition, and consistency.

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Features

Everything Built into Image 2.5

One image workflow for generating, editing, refining, and finishing with more control from your first prompt to the final result.

Reference Image Fidelity

Keep subjects recognizable across new scenes, styles, and compositions while preserving important visual details.

Precise Image Editing

Change a background, object, color, text, or small detail while keeping the rest of the image intact.

Multi-Turn Editing Consistency

Refine the same image across multiple edits without losing earlier changes or visual consistency.

Intelligence & Style Understanding

Turn complex instructions for subjects, layout, style, and composition into more coherent finished visuals.

Flexible 4K Output

Create images in custom sizes up to 4K, with higher quality settings and transparent backgrounds when needed.

Flare & Sunburst Workflows

Choose Flare for faster generation or Sunburst for more refined image creation and editing workflows.

Reference Image Generation

Image 2.5 Reference Images for Consistent Characters & Subjects

Use Image 2.5 reference images to keep people, products, pets, and scenes consistent across new styles, backgrounds, and compositions while preserving recognizable details.

The same printed portrait with an ivory dinner jacket and black bow tie, preserving the face, glasses and desk
A printed portrait of a man in round glasses and a rust-red polo on a walnut desk
InputImage 2.5 Result

Drag or use the arrow keys to compare the reference image on the left with the generated result on the right. Home shows the full result; End shows the full reference.

Precise Image Editing

Image 2.5 AI Image Editing – Change Only What You Want

Use Image 2.5 to edit backgrounds, objects, colors, text, and small details while preserving the rest of the image, composition, and visual style.

Original photo of a woman indoors before background editingOriginal
The same woman with an outdoor background, preserving her appearance, pose, and camera angleImage 2.5 Edit

Multi-Turn Image Editing

Image 2.5 Multi-Turn Image Editing – Refine the Same Image Step by Step

Keep editing the same image with Image 2.5 while preserving earlier changes, visual consistency, and the overall composition across multiple turns.

Original modern living room with a sofa, coffee table, and windows before multi-turn editing

Intelligence & Style Understanding

Image 2.5 Intelligence & Style for Complex Visual Instructions

Image 2.5 understands complex visual instructions more reliably, combining subjects, readable text, structured layouts, composition, and visual style into more coherent results. It can follow detailed creative direction without losing the intended structure or overall look.

Image 2.5 Prompt

Design a 4:3 Santorini travel poster. Use the left third for an ivory panel with the navy serif headline “ESCAPE / TO / SANTORINI” on three lines and “7 DAYS · FROM $1,299” below. Leave space for a CTA at the bottom. Fill the right two thirds with whitewashed architecture, a blue dome, the Aegean Sea and warm afternoon light. Use a clean magazine layout; keep all text off the photo.

  • Text
  • Layout
  • Style
  • Composition
Image 2.5 Result
Santorini travel poster with a navy headline and price on an ivory left panel, beside a blue-domed church and the Aegean Sea

Flare vs Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs Sunburst

Compare GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst side by side. Flare is built for faster generation and everyday creative workflows, while Sunburst focuses on more refined control and polished results.

Flare and Sunburst positioning comparison
AttributeFlareSunburst
Best forFast everyday generationPrecision-focused creative work
SpeedFasterMore deliberate
Editing controlStrongMore precise
Ideal use casesSocial, concepts, high-volume creationProducts, campaigns, polished assets

How It Works

How to Create a Finished Image with Image 2.5

  1. Write or Upload Your Starting Point

    Enter a prompt or upload a reference image to show Image 2.5 what you want to create or edit.

  2. Choose Flare or Sunburst

    Pick Flare for faster everyday generation or Sunburst for more precise editing and refined results.

  3. Generate, Refine, and Finish

    Create your image, then keep editing text, objects, backgrounds, style, or composition until it is ready to use.

USE CASES

Image 2.5 Use Cases for Creators, Brands & Teams

From social content and product photography to campaign design and image editing, Image 2.5 helps creators and teams turn prompts or reference images into finished visuals faster.

  • Content Creators

    Create thumbnails, social posts, posters, profile visuals, and content variations from a prompt or reference image, then refine the result until it is ready to publish.

  • Marketing Teams

    Turn campaign ideas into ad creatives, branded visuals, promotional graphics, and channel-specific variations without rebuilding each asset from scratch.

  • Ecommerce Brands

    Transform product photos into polished campaign scenes, replace backgrounds, adjust colors, and create new product visuals while keeping the item recognizable.

  • Designers & Creative Teams

    Explore typography, layouts, visual directions, UI concepts, and presentation graphics, then edit individual details without recreating the whole image.

  • Agencies

    Build pitch concepts, campaign variations, client visuals, and polished creative assets faster across multiple rounds of feedback and revision.

  • Small Businesses

    Create product images, menus, posters, promotional graphics, and everyday marketing assets without needing a full production or design team.

COMMUNITY

What Creators Are Saying About Image 2.5

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Pricing

Image 2.5 Pricing & Plans

Start free, then choose a plan based on how often you generate and edit images with Image 2.5.

Basic

Save 30%
$20.99/month$29.9 /month

$251.88 / year

Save $106.92 per year

Great for getting started and everyday creative work.

800 AI credits per month
Light creation and everyday exploration
Multiple creation models
Standard generation speed
Watermark-free exports
Private creation workspace
Commercial use rights
Basic customer support

Pro

Save 30%Popular
$34.99/month$49.9 /month

$419.88 / year

Save $178.92 per year

For steady creation, content publishing, and commercial use.

2,000 AI credits per month
For ongoing creation and content publishing
More creation models
Priority generation queue
HD exports
Watermark-free exports
Private creation workspace
Commercial use rights
Priority customer support

Premium

Save 30%
$69.99/month$99.9 /month

$839.88 / year

Save $358.92 per year

For teams, businesses, and high-frequency creative production.

5,000 AI credits per month
Built for high-frequency creation and team collaboration
Full creative toolset
Fastest generation speed
High-spec exports
Watermark-free exports
Private creation workspace
Commercial use rights
Dedicated customer support

All prices are in USD. Annual plans are billed annually and credits are granted monthly. Actual credit usage varies by model and generation settings.

Questions, Answered

Image 2.5, Explained in Plain Language

Everything you might want to know before your first generation with Image 2.5.

Image 2.5 is the name we use for our online image generation and editing experience built around GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst. It supports text-to-image creation, reference-image workflows, precise editing, and multi-turn refinement.

Create Your Next Image with Image 2.5

Start with a text prompt or reference image and create with GPT Image 2.5 Flare or Sunburst.

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