GPT Image 2.5
Sharper detail. Faithful references. Cleaner edits.
OpenAI released GPT Image 2.5 on September 8, 2026 with more natural lighting, richer textures, and generation latency cut by up to 50% against GPT Image 2. Pick Flare for speed or Sunburst for higher fidelity, both at the same price on Veevid.
Text to Image
One Change at a Time
Every pair below changes exactly one thing. Look at what stayed identical, that is the part earlier models got wrong.
Before
AfterSwap what is outside the window
The city skyline becomes an ocean sunset. Bed, lamps, armchair, luggage rack, carpet pattern and camera angle are all untouched.
Before
AfterRestore an aging print
Dust, scratches and the yellow cast are gone, skin tones are back. Faces, hairstyles, clothing and the car behind them are exactly as they were.
Before
AfterRepaint one wall
Pale gray turns sage green, and the new color picks up the same morning light. Bedding, rug, framed print and shadows do not move.
Before
AfterChange the weather outside
A sunny street becomes a rainy dusk with wet reflections and umbrellas. The woman, her pose, the cup and the cafe interior stay put.
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AfterShift the season
Summer foliage turns amber and the room warms with it. Sofa, blanket, books, toy basket and window frames are unchanged.
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AfterReplace a single garment
A navy bomber becomes tan suede, draped to the same body. Face, jeans, sneakers, phone and the street behind him are all preserved.
What GPT Image 2.5 Changes
OpenAI's September 2026 image model, tuned for faster output and more controlled editing.
Two Tiers, One Price
Flare is speed-tuned and lands at roughly GPT Image 2 quality. Sunburst is quality-tuned and goes above it, at the cost of longer generation. Both improve precise editing and subject preservation over GPT Image 2, and both cost the same credits here, so the choice is purely speed against fidelity.
Up to 50% Lower Latency
OpenAI cut generation latency by as much as half compared with GPT Image 2. That turns prompt iteration into something you do while the idea is still fresh, instead of waiting between attempts.
References That Stay Recognizable
Feed up to 16 reference images. GPT Image 2.5 holds onto the distinctive features of your subject while it changes clothing, setting, or composition, so the same person still reads as the same person.
Edits That Do Not Drift
Change one detail, keep everything that already works, then refine again. GPT Image 2.5 follows editing instructions more reliably across repeated turns, which is where earlier models tended to wander.
Transparent Backgrounds
Set the background to transparent and the result comes back as a PNG with an alpha channel, ready to drop onto any backdrop. No cutting out, no fringe cleanup. Opaque and Auto are there when you want the model to fill the frame.
13 Ratios up to 4K
From square to 21:9 ultrawide to 16:27 vertical, with 1K, 2K, and 4K output. Four of the more unusual ratios (27:16, 16:27, 9:8, 8:9) are 1K only, and the picker greys out what is unavailable instead of letting the request fail.
How to Use GPT Image 2.5 on Veevid
Three steps from prompt to finished image.
Pick Flare or Sunburst
Flare is speed-tuned and matches GPT Image 2 on quality. Sunburst is quality-tuned and goes beyond it, but takes longer. Both cost the same here, so choose on speed against fidelity alone.
Write the Prompt, Add References
Describe the subject, lighting, and composition in up to 20,000 characters. Switch to Image to Image and upload as many as 16 reference images to carry a face, product, or style across.
Set Output and Generate
Choose an aspect ratio, a resolution up to 4K, and a background. Results arrive in seconds and download clean, with no watermark.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about GPT Image 2.5 on Veevid.
GPT Image 2.5 is the image generation and editing model OpenAI released on September 8, 2026, also shipped inside ChatGPT as Images 2.5. Against GPT Image 2 it produces more natural lighting and richer textures, preserves the subjects in reference photos more consistently, and follows editing instructions more reliably across multiple turns. OpenAI also cut generation latency by up to 50%.
OpenAI describes Flare as the speed-optimized model whose image quality is on par with GPT Image 2, and Sunburst as the quality-optimized model whose image quality sits above GPT Image 2 but takes longer to generate. Both tiers improve precise editing and subject preservation over GPT Image 2. So pick Flare for everyday creation, social visuals, rapid iteration, and anything you run in volume; pick Sunburst for campaign assets, branded visuals, and product imagery where detail has to survive close inspection. On Veevid both cost the same credits, so the decision is only about speed against fidelity, never about budget.
Yes. Set Background to Transparent and GPT Image 2.5 returns a PNG with an alpha channel, which you can drop straight onto any backdrop without cutting anything out. Opaque forces a filled background, and Auto lets the model decide based on your prompt.
Thirteen ratios: auto, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9, 27:16, 16:27, 9:8, and 8:9. Output comes in 1K, 2K, or 4K. Four ratios (27:16, 16:27, 9:8, 8:9) are limited to 1K by the model; the resolution picker disables the options that are not available for the ratio you selected.
GPT Image 2.5 is priced by output resolution: 6 credits for 1K, 10 credits for 2K, and 16 credits for 4K per image. Text-to-image and image-to-image cost the same, and so do Flare and Sunburst. Reference images do not add anything on top.
Yes. Images generated with GPT Image 2.5 on Veevid can be used for personal and commercial projects, and downloads carry no watermark.
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