GPT-Image 2.5 (Sunburst)
OpenAI
The best image generator in the world, by blind human preference.
Best image
The numbers
Arena Score (LMArena, style control)1420.7 (1407.6–1433.8, 3,149 votes)
Price per 1M tokens in/out (LMArena)$5 / —
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LicenseProprietary
Exact source entries: LMArena “gpt-image-2.5-sunburst”, retrieved 2026-09-19.
Try or learn moreHonest read
Best at
- #1 on LMArena's text-to-image board (Arena Score 1421)
- Beats its own sibling Flare (1399) and the older GPT-Image 2 (1381)
- 3,149 blind preference votes already
Not the pick for
- The image board is young — scores will move as votes grow
- Per-image pricing not yet published on the board
Choose it if you are
Anyone generating images where the best-looking result matters more than the cheapest one.
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