GPT Image 2
API ID gpt-image-2
gpt-image-2 is an OpenAI model.
- Status
- Active
- Released
- —
- Shutdown
- none announced
- Replacement
- —
No deprecation or shutdown date has been announced as of October 15, 2026.
Benchmarks
Scores as each source published themComparing with GPT Image 1.5, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features
Arena
| Arena | GPT Image 2 | GPT Image 1.5 | Change | Rank | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text to Image | 1383 ±4 | 1237 ±3 | +146 | 3 of 82 93,334 votes | Oct 7, 2026 | source |
| Image Edit | 1462 ±3 | 1370 ±3 | +92 | 3 of 59 305,825 votes | Oct 6, 2026 | source |
Rated as gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium effort); GPT Image 1.5 as gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity. Some were rated at different settings; ratings on one arena share one scale, so the difference still reads directly. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.
On cloud platforms
All platform dates| Platform | Platform ID | State | Shutdown | Time left | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Foundryversion 2026-04-21 | gpt-image-2 | Active | Oct 21, 2027 | 371 days | — | source |
Read daily from each platform's own pages. The shutdown date and countdown on this page use OpenAI's own date. Time left counts to 00:00 UTC on the shutdown date, which is the evening before in ET.
Alias
All aliasesCurrently points to gpt-image-2-2026-04-21 (in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)).
Features
Compare models| Feature | Value | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model. | Not supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
Not published by OpenAI: Structured outputs, Function calling, Prompt caching, Image input, PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs, Context window, Max output tokens.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierNo price history yet.
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tierNo published prices.
Changelog
Changes we detected on OpenAI's pagesNo changes recorded yet.
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