OpenAI's GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst Tops Image Arena, Direct Access Ends Sept 13
arena · x · 2026-09-11
LMArena announced that OpenAI's GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst now ranks #1 on the Image Arena leaderboard and is temporarily available in Direct Mode. Direct access closes on Sept. 13 at 8 a.m. PT, after which the model remains usable in Battle and Agent Modes. Arena also shared head-to-head comparisons against another top model and invited users to test it themselves.
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