GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst now available on AI Gateway
OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 variants now route through Vercel's AI Gateway — faster iteration (Flare) or tighter control (Sunburst) for image generation and editing workflows.
Why it matters
Two image-generation model variants with different speed/control tradeoffs are now accessible via a unified API platform, expanding availability for practitioners building image features into applications.
The key facts
12 to knowGPT Image 2.5 Flare: optimized for faster generation and iteration
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: slower, offers tighter control for detailed creative work
Both handle reference images for targeted edits with background preservation
Available via AI Gateway with no platform fee on inference (including BYOK)
AI Gateway provides unified API, usage tracking, budgeting, routing, failover, and retries
Published September 8, 2026
Two variants: Flare (faster generation) and Sunburst (tighter creative control)
Models support image editing with reference images, complex visual instructions, detailed layouts, and transparent backgrounds
AI Gateway provides unified API, usage tracking, custom reporting, budgets, routing rules, and failover—no platform fee on inference
BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) requests supported
Available via openai/gpt-image-2.5-flare and openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst model names
Vercel reflects provider pricing with no markup
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: and from OpenAI are now available on AI Gateway as and .GPT Image 2.5 FlareGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstopenai/gpt-image-2.5-flareopenai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst Both models generate and edit images with more natural lighting and textures, follow complex visual instructions, and handle detailed layouts and…