# GPT Image 2.6 Flare

GPT Image 2.6 Flare is OpenAI's fast image generation and editing model, built for quick iteration from text and image prompts. It adds adjustable complexity, markup-guided edits and SVG or animated GIF output, and trades some of the Sunburst sibling's edit-to-edit consistency for speed. Its published context window is 32,000 tokens. The advertised input rate is $5.00 per million input tokens. The advertised output rate is $30.00 per million output tokens.

- Model identifier: ` openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare `
- Creator: OpenAI
- Providers: OpenAI
- Model type: Image generation
- Canonical model page: [GPT Image 2.6 Flare](<https://impossibl.com/openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare>)
- API availability: Listed as serving through Impossibl.
- Creator release date: 2026-11-04

## Providers

OpenAI hosts GPT Image 2.6 Flare. Impossibl routes your request intelligently and handles failover automatically when a provider is down.

| Provider | Endpoint location | Routes | Verified context window | Tool calling |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | Not specified | 1 | Not verified | Not verified |

The model price applies whichever provider serves the request. Endpoint locations do not guarantee inference residency.

## Specs and Capabilities

- Context window: 32,000 tokens
- Maximum output tokens: Not published in the public catalog; this is separate from the context window.
- Inputs: text
- Outputs: image
- Tool calling: Not published

## API access

Use ` openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare ` as the model identifier through the Impossibl API.

Published API endpoints:

- ` /v1/images/generations `

[API quickstart](<https://impossibl.com/docs/agent-quickstart>) · [Models and billing documentation](<https://impossibl.com/docs/models>)

## Published API prices

All rates are in USD. An unpublished rate is unknown, not zero. Workspace-specific pricing, taxes, balance-purchase fees, billing adjustments, and tool charges can affect the amount paid.

| Usage | Published base rate | Billing unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | $5.00 | per million input tokens |
| Output | $30.00 | per million output tokens |
| Cache read | Not published | per million cached input tokens |
| Cache write (default retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Cache write (one-hour retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Audio input | Not published | per million audio input tokens |

## Availability and retirement

The model is listed as serving. No retirement is announced in the current public catalog.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is GPT Image 2.6 Flare?

GPT Image 2.6 Flare is OpenAI's fast image generation and editing model, built for quick iteration from text and image prompts. It adds adjustable complexity, markup-guided edits and SVG or animated GIF output, and trades some of the Sunburst sibling's edit-to-edit consistency for speed.

Sources: [OpenAI model documentation](<https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.6-flare>); [OpenAI API changelog](<https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog>); [OpenRouter model listing](<https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare>)

### How much does GPT Image 2.6 Flare cost?

GPT Image 2.6 Flare costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. All rates are in USD.

### What is the context length of GPT Image 2.6 Flare?

GPT Image 2.6 Flare has a 32,000-token context window through the Impossibl API.

### What inputs and outputs does GPT Image 2.6 Flare support?

GPT Image 2.6 Flare accepts text as input. GPT Image 2.6 Flare returns image.

### How do I use GPT Image 2.6 Flare through an API?

GPT Image 2.6 Flare is available through the Impossibl API. Use openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare as the model identifier with /v1/images/generations. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

### When was GPT Image 2.6 Flare released?

OpenAI released GPT Image 2.6 Flare on November 4, 2026.

Sources: [Creator release announcement](<https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog>)

## Sources and related links

Prices, limits, capabilities, endpoints, and availability come from the public Impossibl catalog. Creator documentation supplies descriptions and release dates where available; it does not override the published API offering.

- [Public Impossibl model catalog](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models>)
- [Full model directory as JSON](<https://impossibl.com/models.json>)
- [GPT Image 2.6 Flare: model details and pricing](<https://impossibl.com/openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare>)
- [Model directory](<https://impossibl.com/models>)
- [OpenAI model documentation](<https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.6-flare>)
- [OpenAI API changelog](<https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog>)
- [OpenRouter model listing](<https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare>)