What is ChatGPT Images 2.6?
Makes and edits images in ChatGPT, Codex and the API, with animated GIFs and SVG export.
Who is ChatGPT Images 2.6 best for?
ChatGPT Images 2.6 is best for marketers and creators who make quick image edits and short GIF loops in ChatGPT.
Quick social visuals
Images 2.6 is 50% faster than the version before, and the Flare model can return a low-quality draft in about six seconds.
Animated mascots and memes
It turns a prompt, a photo or a rough sketch into a looping GIF for posts, reactions or storyboards.
Brand and product edits
The Sunburst model keeps characters, products and brand details consistent across rounds of edits.
Apps on OpenAI's API
Developers get image markup, SVG export and a complexity setting that trades planning time for speed.
How much does ChatGPT Images 2.6 cost?
ChatGPT Images 2.6 comes with every ChatGPT plan, from Free at $0 with limited image creation to Plus at $20 a month; in the API, Flare and Sunburst cost $8 per million image input tokens and $30 per million image output tokens.
- Limited image creation
- Web, desktop and mobile
- More image creation than Free
- More complex and accurate image creation
- Image generation with Thinking
- Flare for speed, Sunburst for detail, same price
- Text input $5 per million tokens
- Cached image input $2 per million tokens
ChatGPT Pro starts at $100 a month, with unlimited and faster image creation. In Codex, image turns use included limits 3 to 5 times faster than text turns. The API price list shows no Batch rate for the 2.6 models, and cached text input costs $1.25 per million tokens. Prices are in US dollars. Full pricing on developers.openai.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best ChatGPT Images 2.6 alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do ChatGPT Images 2.6's job.
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Questions about ChatGPT Images 2.6
What is the difference between GPT-Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst?
Flare is the fast API model: at low quality it can return an image in about six seconds. Sunburst gives more detail and keeps images more consistent across edits at medium or high quality. Both cost $8 per million image input tokens and $30 per million image output tokens.
Who is ChatGPT Images 2.6 for?
ChatGPT Images 2.6 is best for marketers and creators who make quick image edits and short GIF loops in ChatGPT.
Is ChatGPT Images 2.6 free?
Yes. ChatGPT Images 2.6 has a free ChatGPT Free plan: limited image creation.
How much does ChatGPT Images 2.6 cost?
ChatGPT Images 2.6's paid plans are ChatGPT Go at $8 per month, ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month and API at $8 / $30 per 1M image input / output tokens.
What are the best ChatGPT Images 2.6 alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0 Pro and FLUX 3 Image.
Where can I try ChatGPT Images 2.6?
On its official website, openai.com.
Can ChatGPT Images 2.6 make GIFs?
Yes. ChatGPT Images 2.6 turns a prompt, a photo or a hand-drawn sketch into an animated GIF, in ChatGPT and in the API. The API also adds SVG export and image markup, so you can point at the exact spot to change.
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