# GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

> OpenAI's image model for image generation and editing, tuned for workflows where editing precision matters.

## Key facts

- Model author: OpenAI
- Input: $5.00 per 1M tokens (starting tier)
- Output: $30.00 per 1M tokens (starting tier)
- Cached input: $2.00 per 1M tokens
- Input modalities: image, text
- Output modalities: image
- Released: 2026-09-08
- Model IDs: `openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst`
- Model page: https://www.realrelay.ai/model/openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst

## Overview

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is an image model from OpenAI that generates and edits images from text and image inputs. OpenAI points to it for workflows where editing precision matters most. It offers quality settings from low to max, plus an automatic option, and it returns images.

It accepts text and image input and returns images. It was released on September 8, 2026.

## Capabilities

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst generates images from text and edits existing ones from image input, with inpainting for changes to a selected area.

Its quality settings run from low to max, with an auto choice, so an edit that must be exact can use a higher setting while drafts stay light.

## Pricing

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is priced from $5.00 per 1M input tokens and from $30.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input reads are priced from $2.00 per 1M tokens. Pricing is token-based, and the rates shown are starting prices.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is available through RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API.

## Use cases

Use GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst when an edit has to be exact: replace one object in a product photo, fix a region of a design mockup or change a background without disturbing the rest of the picture.

It also generates images from a written brief, so one model can produce a first version and then refine it through follow-up edits with image input.

## FAQ

### What is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is an OpenAI image model that generates and edits images from text and image inputs, aimed at workflows where editing precision matters most.

### How much does GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst cost?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is priced from $5.00 per 1M input tokens and from $30.00 per 1M output tokens. The rates shown are starting prices. Cached input reads are priced from $2.00 per 1M tokens.

### What inputs and outputs does GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst support?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst accepts text and image input and returns images.

### Is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst good for precise image edits?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is the OpenAI image model pointed at workflows where editing precision matters most. It takes image input and supports inpainting for edits to a chosen region.

### When was GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst released?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst was released on September 8, 2026.

### How do I call GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst via the API?

Call GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst through RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API using the model ID openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst.