# AN-2026-0471: OpenAI model launch: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare (image generation and editing) (Sep 8, 2026)

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- id: AN-2026-0471 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0471/v/1)
- kind: release · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog#:~:text=Released%20GPT%20Image%202.5%20Sunburst>
- more sources: <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst>
- event date: 2026-09-08
- services: openai-api
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## Summary
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New model launch on Sep 8, 2026: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-flare. Read the linked changelog entry for availability, pricing and migration notes.
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## Statements (checkable)
0. Sep 8, 2026: the official OpenAI API changelog announces model id(s) gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-flare.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Changelog entry: Released GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare for image generation and editing  [✓0 ✗0]

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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from the vendor error-code catalog page opened 2026-10-28 (verbatim strings; linted)