Which generation modes does GPT Image 2.5 support?

On Orelon, GPT Image 2.5 runs in two modes: text-to-image from a written brief, and reference-based editing that starts from images you upload. Sunburst is the variant on this page, tuned for tighter control; GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the faster sibling for high-volume work.

How do reference images work?

Attach up to 16 reference images and describe what should change and what should stay. GPT Image 2.5 preserves recognizable subjects — faces, products, places — while reworking the surroundings.

How fast is GPT Image 2.5?

Single images usually finish in seconds; complex multi-reference edits take a little longer. You can queue several variations and compare them side by side.

Which resolution and credit options are available?

Output goes up to 4K. Every generation shows its credit cost before you run it, and higher resolutions cost proportionally more.

How do I get more consistent results?

Give one clear change per refinement round, quote any text you want rendered, and state what must stay untouched. References plus explicit preservation notes keep multi-turn edits stable.

AI IMAGE MODEL

GPT Image 2.5 AI Image Generator

Describe an image or attach references, then create with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst — sharper details, natural light and texture, and edits that keep the rest of the picture intact.

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FEATURED IMAGES

Start from a finished GPT Image 2.5 direction

Real images made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Open one to read the exact prompt and make it yours.

Samples refresh as the community publishes new work.

Candid Coastal Travel Portrait

Generates a photorealistic candid portrait of a woman on a shoreline with historic European abbey architecture in the background.

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Ink Wash Monkey King Poster

Generates a minimalist Eastern ink-line poster of Sun Wukong with flowing ribbons, staff, mountain peak, and a red seal stamp.

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4x4 Pixel Art Sword Sprite Sheet

Generates a 16-frame pixel-art sword combat animation sheet for a recognizable anime-style character, useful for game sprites and animation references.

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Angel Garden Anime Transformation

Creates a wide ethereal angel version of the referenced anime girl with halo, wings, and a sunlit garden background.

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MODEL GUIDE

Create sharper images with GPT Image 2.5 in Orelon

GPT Image 2.5 is OpenAI's September 2026 image model, built for sharper details, more natural lighting, and reference subjects that stay consistent across edits. On Orelon it runs as GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, the variant tuned for tighter control and polished output.

Write a brief or attach references, refine one change at a time, and keep multi-turn edits consistent — the model carries earlier adjustments forward instead of reinterpreting the whole frame.

Product visual teams

Move one product across scenes, packaging concepts, and lighting setups while the product itself stays recognizable.

Brand and campaign designers

Turn structured briefs into posters, ad creative, and text-bearing layouts that hold their composition.

Character and style creators

Keep a character or illustration style consistent across outfits, poses, and scenes with reference-led workflows.

CAPABILITIES

What makes GPT Image 2.5 different

Reference-faithful editing

Attach up to 16 reference images — faces, products, and places stay recognizable while you change the setting, style, or composition around them.

Complex creative briefs

Prompts up to 20,000 characters hold layered instructions — layout, style, text, transparent backgrounds, and multiple visual requirements at once.

Up to 4K output

Choose 1K, 2K, or 4K output per image, matching resolution to where the asset will actually live.

Where GPT Image 2.5 fits your work

Product imagery

Studio scenes, alternate environments, and packaging concepts built from one honest product reference.

Social and campaign visuals

Thumbnails, promo graphics, and ad variations that stay readable at feed size.

Text-bearing design

Posters, infographics, and layouts where copy must render cleanly — GPT Image 2.5's strongest suit.

Stickers, sprites, and sets

Sheet-based assets — sticker sets, sprite grids, expression collages — in one controlled generation.

PROMPT GUIDE

Write briefs GPT Image 2.5 follows

Four habits that turn a loose idea into a brief the model can execute precisely.

01
Lead with the subject
Name the subject, its key features, and what must stay recognizable before anything else.
02
Specify light and material
Say where light comes from and what surfaces feel like — glass, matte, brushed metal — instead of hoping.
03
Quote your text
Put any copy in quotation marks with placement notes; short text renders most reliably.
04
Mark what must not change
In edits, spell out the preserved areas — shape, viewpoint, background — alongside the change you want.
05
Choose the ratio deliberately
Pick the aspect ratio that matches where the image will ship, from 1:1 to widescreen 21:9.
06
Refine one thing at a time
Multi-turn editing stays consistent when each round asks for a single clear change.

WORKFLOWS

Two ways to create with GPT Image 2.5

01
Text to image
Write a subject, setting, lighting, and style brief, pick an aspect ratio, and generate finished visuals in one pass.
Generate an image
02
Reference-based editing
Start from your own image and describe exactly what to change — background, color, material, or one object — while everything else stays put.
Edit an image

PROMPT STARTERS

Give your next image a clear direction

Perfume bottle at golden hour

A minimalist glass perfume bottle on a sunlit limestone ledge, warm golden-hour side light, long soft shadows, shallow depth of field, Mediterranean coastline blurred in the background, editorial product photography.

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Bold typographic poster

A risograph-style poster for a jazz night, headline text "MIDNIGHT SESSIONS" in condensed uppercase type, deep navy and fluorescent orange duotone, grainy paper texture, trumpet silhouette, balanced negative space.

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Sticker sheet of a corgi

A sticker sheet of twelve kawaii corgi stickers showing different emotions, thick white die-cut borders, glossy finish, flat pastel palette, arranged in a tidy 4x3 grid on a light background.

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Reference edit: swap the background

Keep the sneaker exactly as shown — shape, color, and logo unchanged — and place it on wet basalt rock with sea spray and overcast coastal light, photorealistic product shot.

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Transparent-background asset

A friendly robot mascot waving, full body, clean vector illustration style, bold outlines, transparent background, centered composition with even margin.

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Ink-wash monkey king

Sun Wukong mid-leap through storm clouds, Eastern ink-wash painting, minimalist brush strokes, splashed ink textures, one vermillion seal stamp, generous negative space, gallery print quality.

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