# GPT Image 1 vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 1 leads GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst in 0 of 2 shared categories.

GPT Image 1: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT Image 1: closed weights.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: closed weights.

- Which to pick, Image generation: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst leads GPT Image 1 in Image generation at #1 against #46.
- Which to pick, Image edit: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst leads GPT Image 1 in Image edit at #1 against #53.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Image generation (since Jun 5, 2025; sources LMArena Text-to-Image; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is state of the art in Image generation (since Sep 24, 2026; sources LMArena Text-to-Image; methodology v1.0).