GPT Image 1.5 is an AI image generation model by OpenAI that converts text prompts or reference images into studio-quality visuals, available via web app and API.
What is GPT Image 1.5?
GPT Image 1.5 is OpenAI's latest image generation model, released December 16, 2025. It takes text descriptions or reference images as input and outputs high-resolution images up to 1024×1024 pixels. The model runs on OpenAI's infrastructure and is accessible through a web interface or API for integration into third-party applications.
Key Features
- 4× faster generation — produces images in seconds, enabling rapid iteration and real-time workflows.
- Pinpoint prompt adherence — accurately follows complex multi-step prompts, maintaining consistency in faces, textures, lighting, and composition across generations.
- Enhanced editing capabilities — supports inpainting and outpainting for professional-grade modifications, ideal for marketing and e-commerce asset refinement.
- Superior text rendering — generates crisp, readable text in multiple fonts and languages for posters, logos, product labels, and marketing materials.
- Image-to-Image transformation — enables style transfer, background replacement, and subject modification while preserving key visual elements from a reference image.
- 20% lower cost — API pricing reduced by 20% compared to GPT-Image-1, making it more affordable for high-volume usage.
Who is it for?
- Marketing professionals — produce ad creatives, product mockups, and campaign visuals without expensive photoshoots or long design cycles.
- E-commerce businesses — generate consistent product lifestyle images with different backgrounds and contexts for catalog listings.
- Content creators & influencers — create eye-catching YouTube thumbnails, Instagram posts, and TikTok covers quickly.
