GPT Image 2.6 is OpenAI's newest image model: Flare for fast drafts, Sunburst for detail that holds across edits, and 50% faster generation than before.
This generator makes images with GPT Image 2.6 Flare.
Gallery
Real outputs from the OpenAI API, one image per prompt, no retouching.
Minimal jazz concert poster. Large headline "NIGHT SHIFT JAZZ", smaller lines "Saturday · 9 PM" and "Blue Lantern Club". Bold geometric shapes suggesting a saxophone and city lights, cream background with deep navy and mustard yellow, clean Swiss-style grid, crisp readable typography
Product photo of a matte cream ceramic pour-over coffee kettle on a sand-colored stone block, soft morning window light, gentle shadows, a few coffee beans, minimal editorial styling, high detail
Clean flat infographic titled "How a Banana Ripens". Five banana illustrations in a row from green to brown spotted, labeled "Day 1", "Day 3", "Day 5", "Day 7", "Day 9", each with one short caption below: "Firm", "Mild", "Sweet", "Very sweet", "Bake it". Soft cream background, consistent icon style, perfectly readable labels
A café chalkboard menu photographed on a brick wall. Hand-lettered title "MORNING MENU" and five items with prices aligned on the right: "Oat Latte 4.5", "Banana Bread 3.8", "Avocado Toast 7.2", "Berry Yogurt 5.0", "Cold Brew 4.0". Small chalk doodles of coffee cups and leaves, natural light, realistic texture
Character turnaround sheet of a friendly banana mascot with round eyes, small smile and red sneakers: front view, side view, back view and a waving pose, all four poses identical in proportions and colors, flat vector illustration with thick dark outlines, white background, small label "BANANA BUDDY" at the top
Photoreal Scandinavian reading nook beside a tall window, rain streaks on the glass, a wool armchair, a warm brass floor lamp, stacked books and a sleeping cat, late afternoon blue light mixed with warm lamp light, interior design magazine photo
Flare vs Sunburst
Both tiers share every feature and the same token price. Flare is tuned for speed; Sunburst for detail and consistency across edits.
Flare — As little as about six seconds at quality low. Best for drafts, variations, posters and product shots.
Sunburst — Higher quality and steadier edits at quality medium or high. Best for final assets and multi-round edits.
Busy night market street in Hanoi after rain, red paper lanterns overhead, a glowing shop sign that reads "PHO 24H", scooters parked along the curb, dozens of people eating at low plastic stools, steam rising from bowls, reflections on wet pavement, cinematic photo
What it does well
Lifestyle magazine cover. Masthead "SLOW" at the top in large serif letters, issue line "No. 26 · Winter", main cover line "The Art of Doing Less", three smaller cover lines on the left: "12 calm kitchens", "Walking as therapy", "Letters, not texts". A woman reading by a window in soft natural light, barcode in the bottom corner, elegant editorial layout
Headlines, cover lines and small print land where the prompt puts them, so posters and covers need fewer retries.
Detailed isometric cutaway illustration of a three-floor neighborhood bakery. Ground floor: shop counter with bread shelves and two customers. First floor: kitchen with an oven, a baker kneading dough and flour sacks. Top floor: small office with a desk and a cat on the windowsill. Small labels on each room: "SHOP", "KITCHEN", "OFFICE". Warm pastel colors, clean lines, many small consistent details
Many rooms, people and labels in one frame, each in its place. This is where the new complexity control helps most.
New in the API
Four new API capabilities. Image generation itself runs here, but these four controls are OpenAI API features and are not on nanobananana yet.
More complexity means more planning before rendering.
Set how much the model plans before it renders: low for quick edits, high for dense text and layouts.
Levels are low, medium and high; the default is high. It is separate from quality (low to max), can add latency, and has no separate fee.
“Recolor the circled vase to cobalt blue.”
Circle the part to change on a transparent layer and describe the edit. The rest of the image stays as it was.
Uses /v1/images/edits with supported GPT Image 2.5 and 2.6 models. The layer must match the first image's size, keep transparency, stay within 16,777,216 pixels and 50 MB, and cannot be combined with a mask. Same token rates as other edits.
Editable paths and anchor points
Get vector files with editable paths, shapes and colors for icons, logos and illustrations.
Generations endpoint only, one image per request, no streaming or compression. The API renders a reference image first, then writes static SVG without scripts or embedded rasters.
Describe the subject and the motion, and get a looping animation from one prompt.
Generations endpoint only. frame_count is 2 to 64 (default 9) and frame_duration_ms is 20 to 2,000 (default 200), so the defaults loop in about 1.8 seconds.
Overview
GPT Image 2.6 is the model behind Images 2.6, released by OpenAI on November 4, 2026 in ChatGPT, Codex and the API. You still write a prompt or hand it images to edit; what changes is speed and control.
On nanobananana, GPT Image 2.6 Flare and Sunburst both run in the generator above and in the workspace, at 1K, 2K or 4K, with up to 16 reference images. The line under the prompt box names the tier that will make your image.
At a glance
Pricing
In the API, image output costs $30 per million tokens for both tiers, the same rate as GPT Image 2.5. On nanobananana, GPT Image 2.6 Flare and Sunburst cost the same: 3 / 4 / 7 credits per image at 1K / 2K / 4K, shown on the Generate button before you submit.
| Model | 1K | 2K | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2.6 Flare | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Equal token rates do not mean equal cost per image: usage varies with tier, quality and size.
OpenAI API
$30 / 1M image output tokens
Comparison
Against GPT Image 2.5, the new version keeps the two tiers and the price but is faster and adds complexity, SVG and GIF. Nano Banana Pro is Google's model, a different family; run the same prompt in both to choose.
| Feature | GPT Image 2.6 | GPT Image 2.5 | Nano Banana Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI | |
| Versions | Flare, Sunburst | Flare, Sunburst | Single model |
| On nanobananana | Available | Available | Available |
| Extra API features | Complexity, markup, SVG, GIF | Markup | — |
| Reference images here | Up to 16 | Up to 16 | Up to 8 |
| Credits here (1K / 2K / 4K) | 3 / 4 / 7 | 3 / 4 / 7 | 8 / 8 / 12 |
How it works
FAQ
OpenAI's image model released with Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026. It is in ChatGPT and Codex, and in the API as Flare and Sunburst.
Yes. GPT Image 2.6 Flare and Sunburst both run in the generator on this page and in the workspace, at 1K, 2K or 4K, with up to 16 reference images. Each image costs credits, shown on the Generate button. The API-only features (complexity, markup, SVG and GIF) are not offered here yet.
Flare for speed and drafts (as little as about six seconds at quality low). Sunburst for detail and consistency across edits at quality medium or high. Same features, same token price.
$30 per million image output tokens in the API, the same as GPT Image 2.5. Here you pay credits per image, shown on the Generate button.
Yes, through the API's generations endpoint (GIFs with 2 to 64 frames). Neither format is available on nanobananana yet.
It sets how much the model plans before rendering: low for quick edits, medium or high for crowded scenes and dense text. The default is high and it costs nothing extra.
According to OpenAI, Images 2.6 is available globally in ChatGPT and Codex on every subscription tier, on desktop, mobile and web.
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