Image model by OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 AI image generator
OpenAI's image models: prompts followed to the letter, and text in the image that actually reads.
No installation. No credit card. Private by default.
At a glance
GPT Image 2.5 is OpenAI's image model, run by OpenAI and reached through Mage. On Mage it makes images from a prompt or up to 15 reference images at up to 2K. It costs from 9 Gems (about $0.009) per image and runs unlimited from the Basic plan, and new accounts get 300 free Gems to start.
- 9Gems per image, from
- $0.009About, in US dollars
- BasicUnlimited from
- 2KTop resolution
- 15Reference images, up to
Overview
What is GPT Image 2.5?
GPT Image is OpenAI's image model, run by OpenAI and reached through Mage in three versions: GPT Image 2, the faster GPT Image 2.5 Flare, and the premium GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.
Reach for it when the words in the picture matter: posters, menus, comics, labels, and memes. It also edits an image from a plain instruction and combines many reference images at once.
Samples
Made with GPT Image 2.5
Generated on Mage with GPT Image 2.5 Flare. A prompt under a sample is the exact prompt that made it.
A K-drama style poster with its title lettered in English and Korean 
Hand-lettered travel posterPrompt: A vintage travel poster for a fictional seaside town. Big hand-lettered title across the top reading "VISIT SALTWATER BAY". Below it, a red-and-white lighthouse on a rocky point, sailboats on teal water, and gulls in a pale sky. A small line along the bottom reads "Ferries daily from Pier 9". Screen-printed texture with a warm cream border.
Four-panel comicPrompt: A four-panel comic strip in a single row about a cat learning to use a laptop. Panel 1: the cat stares at the screen, caption "Day 1". Panel 2: the cat sits on the keyboard and the screen fills with "jjjjjjjj". Panel 3: the cat pushes a coffee mug off the desk. Panel 4: the cat asleep on the warm laptop, caption "Mastered it." Clean ink lines, flat pastel colors.
Strengths
What GPT Image 2.5 does best
Best at
- Readable text in the image: headlines, labels, captions, and signs
- Prompts written as instructions rather than descriptions
- Comics, diagrams, and layouts with several panels or parts
- Edits from a plain-language instruction, where GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is strongest
- Work that combines many reference images
Trade-offs
- OpenAI's safety filter applies, and Mage cannot override it
- Each higher quality level costs several times more
- Stops at 2K
Prompt guide
How to prompt GPT Image 2.5
Tips that work on this model, example prompts to start from, and the exact prompts behind the samples above.
Tips
- Put the exact words in quotes ("VISIT SALTWATER BAY") and keep each piece of text short.
- Say where the text goes ("title across the top", "a small line along the bottom") and how it looks (hand-lettered, bold sans-serif).
- Write the prompt as instructions, panel by panel or element by element: the model follows structure.
- For an edit, attach the image and describe the change in one sentence.
- Find the layout at the default quality, then raise the quality for the final.
- Name the medium: screen print, ink comic, product label, magazine cover.
Example prompts
Cafe menu board
A chalkboard cafe menu titled "Morning Menu" listing three items with prices: "Oat Latte 4.50", "Cinnamon Bun 3.75", "Avocado Toast 8.00", with hand-drawn coffee cup doodles in the corners
Specs
GPT Image 2.5 specs and inputs
| Made by | OpenAI, reached through Mage |
|---|---|
| Output | Images |
| Models | GPT Image 2, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst |
| Default model | GPT Image 2 |
| Resolutions | 1K, 2K |
| Aspect ratios | 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 2:3, 9:16, 9:21 |
| Image inputs | Up to 15 reference images |
| Video input | No |
| Mentions by @handle | Characters and references |
| Where to use it | The Mage app, the Mage assistant, Claude and ChatGPT through the Mage MCP server, and the Mage API |
Pricing
GPT Image 2.5 price and plans
Every price comes from the same pricing that bills your generations.
| Model | Setting | Gems | Per | USD | Basic | Pro | Pro Plus | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 | 1K | 9 | image | $0.009 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| GPT Image 2 | 2K | 18 | image | $0.018 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | 1K | 9 | image | $0.009 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | 2K | 18 | image | $0.018 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Prices in Gems, and in US dollars at the list price of the 10,000 Gems pack ($10). Each plan column shows what that plan runs unlimited; anything else costs Gems. Other settings, such as quality levels and extra input images, can change the price.
FAQ
GPT Image 2.5 questions
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