OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.5 With Up to 50% Lower Latency
OpenAI published a post on its own site titled "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", dated September 8, 2026. Everything below comes from that post.
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OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images two point five today, its new image model with sharper details and faster generation.
The model preserves subjects from reference photos and edits only what you asked for while keeping everything else the same.
People create more than three billion images each week across ChatGPT Images and the API. Latency drops up to fifty percent versus the older model.
Sketch is a new feature that lets you draw in ChatGPT as a reference. Templates cover formats like Poster and Merch.
It rolls out today to ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex users on all tiers. Developers get two API models named Flare and Sunburst.
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- OpenAI describes ChatGPT Images 2.5 as "our new state-of-the-art image model that brings sharper details, more precise editing, and faster generation to your creative workflows." The page subtitle reads "Sharper details, faster generation, more precise editing, and better tools for creating and sharing."(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)
- "Images 2.5 produces more natural lighting and richer textures, is better at preserving the subjects in your reference photos, and follows editing instructions more reliably across multiple turns." Under Precision editing: "Images 2.5 is better at editing only what you've asked for, while keeping the rest of the details the same."(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)
- "Every week, people create more than 3 billion images across ChatGPT Images and the GPT-Image models in the API." and "We've also reduced image generation latency by up to 50% compared with Images 2.0, so you can generate images and refine your concepts more quickly."(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)
- "Sketch is a new feature that lets you draw directly in ChatGPT as a reference for your final image", and to try it "just type 'Sketch' in ChatGPT" using the at-mention. Also: "We're introducing templates for some of the most popular creative formats. Instead of starting with a blank canvas, you can choose a template like 'Poster' or 'Merch'." Templates cover formats "like flyers and product photos", and users "can also now place comments directly on images" and share the prompt along with an image.(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)
- Under Pricing and availability: "Images 2.5 is rolling out today to ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex users across all tiers on desktop, mobile, and web."(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)
- "We're releasing two new image models in the API": GPT-Image-2.5 Flare "is the default choice for most applications, delivering higher-quality images than GPT-Image-2 at 50% lower latency", and "GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst offers an extra level of precision for detailed creative work with longer generation times."(OpenAI's official announcement, "Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5", published September 8, 2026)