OpenAI/gpt-image-2-6-flare/Released Nov 2026

GPT Image 2.6 Flare

Fast images, animated GIFs and SVGs

Commercial use
Image
GPT Image 2.6 Flare

About GPT Image 2.6 Flare

GPT Image 2.6 Flare is OpenAI's fast image generation and editing model, about 50% faster than GPT Image 2.5 Flare.

It generates from a prompt or edits up to 16 reference images, with markup, mask inpainting, transparent backgrounds, sizes up to 4K (3840x2160) and five quality tiers from low to max. From a prompt alone it can also render an animated GIF of 2 to 16 frames or a scalable SVG. It suits quick iteration, social content and product imagery; GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst suits detailed, many-round edits.

See what this model can do

A handful of real prompts and their outputs.

An animated GIF of a white paper airplane looping the loop across a pale blue sky with two clouds.
Animated GIF
Paper Plane Loop
"Eight frames from a prompt alone, looping seamlessly back to the start."
A YouTube thumbnail of a woman pointing at a half-rusty, half-mint-green camper van under bold text reading I Restored It in 30 Days.
Thumbnail
Camper Van Thumbnail
"Punchy creator thumbnail with outlined headline text, an arrow and a before-and-after van."
An Instagram carousel cover reading 5 Houseplants That Survive Anything over a snake plant, pothos and ZZ plant on a sunny shelf.
Social Content
Houseplant Carousel
"A ready-to-post cover slide with a bold headline, handle and swipe button."
A glossy yellow rubber duck in pink heart-shaped sunglasses, cut out on a transparent background.
Transparent PNG
Duck in Shades
"A clean cutout with a transparent background, ready for stickers and overlays."
A matte terracotta electric toothbrush standing on a wet river stone with water droplets in soft morning light.
Product Shot
Terracotta Toothbrush
"Minimal product hero with water beads, soft daylight and a tiny printed wordmark."
An animated GIF of a coral-pink heart like button that squashes, pops and bursts into sparkles before settling.
Animated GIF
Like Button Pop
"A six-frame UI micro-animation with squash, pop and a sparkle burst."
Overhead flash photo of three street tacos with pickled onions and cilantro on a blue enamel plate beside lime wedges and salsa verde.
Food
Street Taco Trio
"Direct-flash food photography with vivid toppings on a turquoise table."
A flat vector illustration of a red-and-cream striped teapot floating as a hot-air balloon above clouds.
SVG
Teapot Balloon
"A scalable SVG illustration written from the prompt, crisp at any size."

Ready to build with GPT Image 2.6 Flare?

Try GPT Image 2.6 Flare in the Workbench to prompt it, compare outputs, and iterate on prompts without writing any code. When you're ready to ship, call the same model from our API and build your own apps on top of it.

curl -sSf -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
  "model": "gpt-image-2-6-flare",
  "lock_unmasked": true,
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "2K",
  "quality": "high",
  "output_format": "png",
  "frame_count": 9,
  "frame_duration_ms": 200,
  "svg_model": "gpt-6-sol",
  "complexity": "high",
  "background": "auto",
  "moderation": "low"
}'

Request parameters

Every field GPT Image 2.6 Flare accepts in the request body. See the API reference for response formats.

POSThttps://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit
FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
input_imagearray<string>
nullable
No
—
Up to 16 images to edit or draw from.
markupstring
uri · nullable
No
—
Draw on Image 1 to show what to change. Text and arrows are read as instructions.
maskstring
uri · nullable
No
—
Paint the part of Image 1 to change.
lock_unmaskedbooleanNotrueOnly modify the pixels within the masked region.
promptstringNo
—
What to generate, or how to edit the reference images (@Image1, @Image2, ...). Optional with a reference image.
aspect_ratiostringNo"16:9"
auto1:116:99:164:33:43:22:321:99:21
resolutionstringNo"2K"
1K2K4K
qualitystringNo"high"Higher tiers add detail, take longer and cost more.
lowmediumhighxhighmax
output_formatstringNo"png"GIF and SVG generate from the prompt alone.
pngjpegwebpgifsvg
frame_countintegerNo9More frames move more smoothly, each at a smaller size.
Range: 2 – 16
frame_duration_msintegerNo200How long each frame shows.
Range: 20 – 2000
svg_modelstringNo"gpt-6-sol"Draws the SVG. Sol adds detail; Luna is faster and cheaper.
gpt-6-solgpt-6-luna
complexitystringNo"high"How much the model plans before rendering. Lower is faster, same price.
lowmediumhigh
backgroundstringNo"auto"Transparent needs PNG or WebP output.
autoopaquetransparent
moderationstringNo"low"Low filters less than auto. OpenAI's usage policies still apply.
lowauto