GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
The quality model in the GPT Image 2.6 family, for images where layout and small details have to hold up.
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What is GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst?
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst is the quality-focused model in the OpenAI Image 2.6 family. OpenAI positions it for work that calls for more detail and precision.
OpenAI released it on November 4, 2026, alongside GPT Image 2.6 Flare.
It takes the same settings as Flare, so a prompt you drafted there can move here unchanged.
What GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst is best for
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst fits the images you intend to use, once you know what you want.
Final images
Use High or Ultra quality for anything you plan to publish, and Extreme or Max for the last pass.
Dense text
Posters, menus and diagrams with many words benefit from Detailed complexity. If small text is hard to read, raise the quality and keep the complexity the same.
Complex layouts
Scenes with several subjects, interface mockups and other images with a set arrangement need the planning that Detailed complexity gives them.
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst GIF
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst can output an animated GIF from a text prompt. Text to GIF is already selected in the generator above.
Use it when the frames need more detail than a quick draft gives, and raise the quality for the final version.
Describe what moves and how it returns to the start, then set 2 to 16 frames and 20 to 2000 ms per frame. The default of 9 frames at 200 ms loops every 1.8 seconds.
How to use GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
You can use GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in the generator at the top of this page. It is already selected, so choose Text to GIF or Text to Image, write your prompt and pick an aspect ratio.
Pick High or Ultra quality for a finished image and keep complexity on Detailed. For a quick check of a layout, Standard quality costs the least.
Press Generate, then download the file. If it is close but not right, change one setting and run it again.
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompts
These GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompts ask for exact text and photographic detail. They are also in the generator as one-click examples.
"Minimal travel poster of Lisbon with the title 'LISBON' in a tall condensed serif, warm evening colors."
"Portrait of a ceramic artist in her studio, 50mm lens, soft daylight, shallow depth of field."
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst settings
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst takes four settings: quality, complexity, aspect ratio and format. High and Ultra quality are where OpenAI points this model, and Detailed complexity is the default.
Quality changes the render detail and the price. Complexity, a new setting in this release, changes how much the model plans first and costs nothing extra, although higher levels can take longer.
Transparent backgrounds need PNG or WebP, because JPEG cannot hold transparency.
| Setting | Options | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Standard, High, Ultra, Extreme, Max, Auto | Render detail and price |
| Complexity | Simple, Balanced, Detailed | How much the model plans first. Price stays the same |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16 | The shape of the image |
| Format | GIF, WebP, PNG, JPEG | The file you download. PNG and WebP can be transparent |
| Frames (GIF) | 2 to 16, default 9 | How many frames the GIF has |
| Frame duration (GIF) | 20 to 2000 ms, default 200 | How long each frame shows |
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst vs Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst is built for output quality and GPT Image 2.6 Flare for speed.
Both cost the same credits at the same quality level, so the choice is about the job and not the price.
If you are still testing ideas, draft on Flare at Standard quality and bring the prompt here when the layout is right.
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst vs GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 is the April 2026 model behind ChatGPT Images 2.0, offered as one API model.
Sunburst is the quality-focused option from the newer split into two models, which arrived with GPT Image 2.5.
If you used GPT Image 2 for text-heavy images, Sunburst with Detailed complexity is the closest place to start.
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst API
The GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst API lets developers call this model from their own code with a prompt and a few settings.
It takes the same fields as the rest of the family, including frame count and frame duration for GIFs.
To use it through this site, request API access and tell us what you are building.