OpenAI's Sunburst and Flare Sweep Top Two Spots on All Three LMArena Image Leaderboards
arena · x · 2026-09-09
LMArena announced that OpenAI's two new image models, GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst and Flare, took the #1 and #2 spots across the Text-to-Image, Image Edit, and Multi-Image Edit Arenas — and lead every category including 3D Imaging & Modeling.
Score gains over GPT-Image-2 (medium) (Sunburst | Flare):
- Text-to-Image: +40 | +18 pts
- Single-Image Edit: +59 | +30 pts
- Multi-Image Edit: +81 | +47 pts
Sunburst delivers the highest generation quality, while Flare offers significant improvement at notably faster speeds.
Related event: GPT-Image-2.5 Variants Sweep Top Two Spots Across LMArena Image Boards(3 posts)→
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