OpenAI
GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare is the speed-tuned tier of OpenAI's GPT Image 2.6, which OpenRouter describes as generating about 50% faster than GPT Image 2.5. It runs at medium quality through OpenRouter for 70 credits per image: a square image used 1,449 image tokens in our test run, more than three times GPT Image 2.5. It returns up to four images per run and accepts up to sixteen reference photos at 76 credits each.
GPT Image 2.6 Flare is made by OpenAI. Prompt Generator is independent and not affiliated with OpenAI; we run the model through OpenRouter.
70 credits
- Model
- GPT Image 2.6 Flare · OpenAI
- Cost
- 70 credits
Your results appear here when you press Generate.
Specs
- Vendor
- OpenAI
- Type
- Text to image
- Price
- 70 credits per image
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16
- Reference images
- up to 16
- Input surcharge
- 76 credits per reference image
- Served via
- OpenRouter
Best for
- Fast iterations on OpenAI's newest image model
- Text-to-image and image-to-image edits
- Interactive back-and-forth on one picture
Tips
- Draft on GPT Image 2.5 Flare (20 credits) and move the winning prompt here.
- Describe one edit at a time when you work from an uploaded photo.
Questions
1How many credits does GPT Image 2.6 Flare use?
70 credits per image, up to 4 images per run, each billed at that price. Each reference photo adds 75 credits. If a run fails, the credits go back to your balance; runs stopped by the model's safety filter are refunded up to 10 times a day.
2What can I give GPT Image 2.6 Flare besides a prompt?
Up to 16 reference photos (PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 12 MB each). Leave them out and pick Create image to work from the prompt alone, or add them and pick Edit photo. Output sizes: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9 or 9:16.
3Can I use what I make with GPT Image 2.6 Flare in paid work?
Yes, when you made it on a paid plan or after buying credits. Results made only with the free sign-up credits are for personal, non-commercial use. Anything you upload must be yours to use, and people shown in it must have agreed.
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