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GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst
modelupdated 2026-11-05created 2026-11-05
Spec
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI |
| Released | 2026-11-04 |
| Announced | 2026-11-04 |
| Context window | unknown |
| Pricing | Text input $5/M, cached $1.25/M; image input $8/M, cached $2/M, output $30/M |
| License | unknown |
| Availability | OpenAI API: v1/images/generations, v1/images/edits |
| Release and developer: (source) Token prices and supported endpoints: (source) The reviewed sources do not specify a context window or license grant. |
Release Date
Announced and available in the API on 2026-11-04. The broader Images 2.6 experience also launched in ChatGPT and Codex; this does not establish a user-selectable Sunburst variant in those products. (source)
Benchmarks
OpenAI positions Sunburst for detailed visual work and says medium or high quality improves image consistency across edits. The announcement supplies no numerical quality benchmark for this claim. (source)
Use Cases
- Generate and edit images from text and image inputs with
gpt-image-2.6-sunburst. (source) - Use image markup for targeted edits, SVG export and animated GIF output. The complexity setting controls planning separately from image quality; output quality and workflow suitability require evaluation on the intended task. (source) (source)
Compared To
GPT-Image-2.6 Flare is the other Images 2.6 API option. OpenAI distinguishes fast iteration from detailed visual work; the reviewed model-reference pages list the same token rates. These sources do not establish equivalent output quality or equal per-image cost. (source) (source)
Sources
- Announcement — 2026-11-04; selected paragraphs captured locally. (source)
- Model reference — read 2026-11-05; complete Markdown response captured locally. (source)