OpenAI · Image model

GPT Image 2.5

OpenAI's image model holds the top three spots on the LMArena text-to-image leaderboard, and the 'Sunburst' variant leads by more than 20 points.

#1Image Generation
MakerOpenAI
Released—
API price (per 1M tokens)Not published
Open weightsNo

Best for

  • Images with readable text
  • Following detailed prompts
  • Marketing visuals

Strengths

  • LMArena text-to-image score of 1424 (#1)

Watch out for

  • Strict content filters

Ranking history

EditionPower RankingsCodingBest ValueOpen-Weight WatchImage GenerationVideo Generation
Week 39, 2026————#1 (97)—

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