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GPT Image 2.5

OpenAI's best all-rounder — strongest at following your prompt and rendering readable text inside the image.

37 benchmarks runLatest: gpt-image-2

Maker

OpenAI

Price per image

$0.053

What is GPT Image 2.5?

ChatGPT's image model (GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst) is OpenAI's flagship generator and the most reliable all-rounder in our lineup. Two things set it apart: prompt adherence — it follows detailed, multi-part instructions closely instead of drifting — and text rendering, where it's best-in-class at spelling words correctly inside an image, making it the go-to for posters, signage, packaging, and anything with legible type. It works both from a text description and from an uploaded photo. The trade-off is speed and cost: it's more deliberate than the fast editors, so it shines on a considered final render rather than rapid-fire iteration.

Strengths

  • ✓Best-in-class text rendering — readable, correctly-spelled words in images.
  • ✓Strong prompt adherence — follows detailed, multi-part instructions faithfully.
  • ✓Reliable all-rounder across both text-to-image and image-to-image.

Weaknesses

  • ✗Slower and pricier than the fast editors — better for final renders than rapid iteration.
  • ✗Photoreal-person likeness is good but not as sticky as dedicated face-preserving models.
  • ✗Can lean on a recognizable house look unless you steer the style explicitly.

GPT Image 2.5 across our benchmarks

GPT Image 2.5 output for Fairy-Tale Poster

Fairy-Tale Poster

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Isometric Cafe Cutaway

Isometric Cafe Cutaway

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Phone-Screen Mirror Selfie

Phone-Screen Mirror Selfie

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Art Nouveau Travel Poster

Art Nouveau Travel Poster

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Same Character, Four Panels

Same Character, Four Panels

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Only in the Reflection

Only in the Reflection

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GPT Image 2.5 output for A Cat With a Horse's Body

A Cat With a Horse's Body

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GPT Image 2.5 output for A Cat the Size of a Horse

A Cat the Size of a Horse

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: Three Spotlights

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: Three Spotlights

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Three Spotlights, One Wall

Three Spotlights, One Wall

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Three Lamps, Three Blocks

Three Lamps, Three Blocks

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Three Lamps, One Hand

Three Lamps, One Hand

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Railing Shadow on a Staircase

Railing Shadow on a Staircase

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Parade

Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Parade

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Two People, Long Shadows (Overhead)

Two People, Long Shadows (Overhead)

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Two Arrows, One Glass of Water

Two Arrows, One Glass of Water

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GPT Image 2.5 output for A Bowl of Wrong-Coloured Fruit

A Bowl of Wrong-Coloured Fruit

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Honey-Drip Typography

Honey-Drip Typography

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Pencil in a Glass of Water

Pencil in a Glass of Water

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Backyard Cryptid on a Trail Cam

Backyard Cryptid on a Trail Cam

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Two-Mirror Corner — Chrome Sphere Reflection Test

Two-Mirror Corner — Chrome Sphere Reflection Test

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Watercolor Botanical — Hummingbird and Trumpet Vine

Watercolor Botanical — Hummingbird and Trumpet Vine

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Bronze Age Comic Panel — Superhero Landing

Bronze Age Comic Panel — Superhero Landing

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Empty Desert Highway at Sunset

Empty Desert Highway at Sunset

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Pixel-Art RPG Shopkeeper, 32-Bit Era

Pixel-Art RPG Shopkeeper, 32-Bit Era

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Bizarre Plush Toy Web Catalog

Bizarre Plush Toy Web Catalog

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Stack of Pancakes with Melting Butter

Stack of Pancakes with Melting Butter

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Wes Anderson Hotel Lobby

Wes Anderson Hotel Lobby

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GPT Image 2.5 output for 1960s Pulp Paperback Cover

1960s Pulp Paperback Cover

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Hands Holding a Coffee Cup

Hands Holding a Coffee Cup

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Tokyo Alley After Rain

Tokyo Alley After Rain

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Vintage 1980s Cereal Box

Vintage 1980s Cereal Box

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Windows 7 Desktop, Early 2010s

Windows 7 Desktop, Early 2010s

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Brutalist Cafe Sign at Golden Hour

Brutalist Cafe Sign at Golden Hour

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GPT Image 2.5 output for AI Movie Poster

AI Movie Poster

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Vintage Bookshop Neon Sign

Vintage Bookshop Neon Sign

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GPT Image 2.5 output for Dramatic Mountain Silhouette

Dramatic Mountain Silhouette

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