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GPT Image (OpenAI)
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GPT Image 2.5: AA #1, user score 8.9/10
included in plan; GPT Image 2 API $0.053
C (ChatGPT Free/Plus)
image estimate: 1.4–11.5 Wh (Luccioni SD 1.5–SDXL lab); upper for recent cloud models
image estimate: ~11–21 mL (11.49 Wh × WUE 1.0–1.8 L/kWh, Luccioni SDXL proxy + default WUE) — not an OpenAI measurement
How it's computed : Weighted mean of 1–5 sub-scores scaled to 100: Quality 35, Price 25, Security 20, Electricity 10, Water 10. Missing sub-score = excluded and weights renormalized over available ones ('partial data' badge). Never influenced by affiliation. Methodology
OpenAI image models: GPT Image 2.5 (Sunburst Elo 1217 #1 AA T2I) and GPT Image 2. Via ChatGPT / Images API. API rates on Artificial Analysis and OpenAI platform — verify platform.openai.com.
OpenAI image versions
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OpenAI image versions
4 · show ▾hide ▴- GPT-Image-2.5 Flare
OpenAI docs — 2026-09-08 snapshot.
- GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst
OpenAI docs — 2026-09-08 snapshot.
- gpt-image-1
OpenAI API announcement.
- GPT-4o image generation
OpenAI announcement.
Official names only. Dates from undated pages are approximate; GPT Image / Veo 3 / Gen-3 / Gen-4.5 / Suno v6 entries were verified on dated pages or documented snapshots.
Footprint (estimate)
Estimate — low/high range · not a service measurement
- Electricity: 11.49 Wh / ≈1K image
- Water: 20.68 mL / ≈1K image
- CO₂: 4.366 g / ≈1K image
Where servers run: Microsoft Azure (OpenAI) · Azure US regions (consumer residency not disclosed) (region not disclosed, default average used) · hosting source · grid US grid average (380 gCO₂/kWh) · grid source
All electricity, water and CO₂ figures are estimates (never direct service measurements), with a low/high range. Verified sources are listed on /methodologie. Method
Type and availability
Models offered
Where this tool is ranked
#1 · Best for AI image generation✓ Good pick
GPT Image 2.5 #1 AA T2I (Elo 1217 Sunburst). Quality/edit reference via ChatGPT and API. High API cost (AA ~$210/1k at max).
Service news
2026-09-08OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) on XX @OpenAIDevs · x.com
2026-05-01GPT2 + Seedance 2.0: Yoga Flow Control | Rory Flynn posted on the topic | LinkedInLinkedIn · linkedin.com
2026-04-27ImPaul (@impaulxyz) on XX @impaulxyz · x.com
2026-04-21Page on openai.comOpenAI · openai.com
Selected announcements related to GPT Image (OpenAI). All news
Dated facts
- 2026-09-08ProductGPT-Image-2.5 Flare et Sunburst read on AI Good Pickunverified
- 2026-09-03ProductExemple de sortie de GPT-Image-2.5 X @chetaslua · x.comunverified
- 2026-05-01ProductStoryboards GPT Image 2 clearer, maybe better with Seedance 2 read on AI Good Pickunverified
- 2026-04-27ProductCanva can separate layers from an image GPT Images 2.0 read on AI Good Pickunverified
- 2026-04-21ProductLikely the reveal of OpenAI's new image generator in a few minutes read on AI Good Pickunverified
Dated facts with publisher sources, collected 2026-10-15.