GPT Image 2.6 Flare
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Generate PNG images and GIF memes, with 2K/4K output and token pricing.
GPT Image 2.6 Flare image & GIF examples
Real generated results (9): GIF memes, static memes or high-resolution images. Expand any example to copy the original prompt and request parameters.
Scientists Reveal the Hi: waving orange cat
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme that looks like a slightly grainy candid smartphone photo. An original fluffy orange tabby cat sits on a sunny windowsill, looks straight at the camera, slowly raises one front paw in a small wave, then lowers it and returns to the starting pose. Natural daylight, soft background blur, fixed camera. A bold white caption with a thick black outline across the top reads exactly SCIENTISTS REVEAL THE HI and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. One cat, subtle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme that looks like a slightly grainy candid smartphone photo. An original fluffy orange tabby cat sits on a sunny windowsill, looks straight at the camera, slowly raises one front paw in a small wave, then lowers it and returns to the starting pose. Natural daylight, soft background blur, fixed camera. A bold white caption with a thick black outline across the top reads exactly SCIENTISTS REVEAL THE HI and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. One cat, subtle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
Everything Is Fine: coffee frog, 1930s cartoon
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in a 1930s rubber-hose cartoon style: black and cream ink, bouncy limbs, pie-cut eyes, light film grain. An original cheerful frog in a tiny bowler hat sits at a small kitchen table holding a steaming coffee cup and smiles calmly while a few small cartoon flames flicker around the room. The frog takes a sip, gives a relaxed nod and returns to the starting pose; only the frog and the flames move. Fixed camera, centered composition. Large lettering across the top reads exactly EVERYTHING IS FINE and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in a 1930s rubber-hose cartoon style: black and cream ink, bouncy limbs, pie-cut eyes, light film grain. An original cheerful frog in a tiny bowler hat sits at a small kitchen table holding a steaming coffee cup and smiles calmly while a few small cartoon flames flicker around the room. The frog takes a sip, gives a relaxed nod and returns to the starting pose; only the frog and the flames move. Fixed camera, centered composition. Large lettering across the top reads exactly EVERYTHING IS FINE and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
I’m Out: pixel-art raccoon backing into a hedge
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in crisp 8-bit pixel art with a limited 16-color palette and hard pixel edges. An original round raccoon stands in front of a thick green hedge, glances left and right, then slowly backs into the hedge until only its eyes show, then steps out again to the starting pose. Fixed camera, flat pixel sky. A chunky pixel-font caption across the top reads exactly I'M OUT and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in crisp 8-bit pixel art with a limited 16-color palette and hard pixel edges. An original round raccoon stands in front of a thick green hedge, glances left and right, then slowly backs into the hedge until only its eyes show, then steps out again to the starting pose. Fixed camera, flat pixel sky. A chunky pixel-font caption across the top reads exactly I'M OUT and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
Vibing: vaporwave cat with headphones
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in a Y2K vaporwave style: glossy chrome highlights and a neon pink and cyan gradient background with a retro grid horizon. An original white cat wearing big headphones bobs its head to the beat with half-closed happy eyes, one steady rhythmic nod per beat. Fixed camera, centered composition. A glossy chrome caption across the top reads exactly VIBING and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Smooth rhythmic seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme in a Y2K vaporwave style: glossy chrome highlights and a neon pink and cyan gradient background with a retro grid horizon. An original white cat wearing big headphones bobs its head to the beat with half-closed happy eyes, one steady rhythmic nod per beat. Fixed camera, centered composition. A glossy chrome caption across the top reads exactly VIBING and stays perfectly still and readable in every frame. Smooth rhythmic seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
The SHIP IT fox
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a looping reaction GIF meme. A cheerful small orange fox at a laptop raises both paws in a tiny celebration, blinks, then returns to its starting pose. Clean flat illustration, cream background, fixed camera. The bold dark caption SHIP IT stays completely still and readable throughout. Seamless loop, consistent character.
{
"n": 1,
"complexity": "low",
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a looping reaction GIF meme. A cheerful small orange fox at a laptop raises both paws in a tiny celebration, blinks, then returns to its starting pose. Clean flat illustration, cream background, fixed camera. The bold dark caption SHIP IT stays completely still and readable throughout. Seamless loop, consistent character.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
ONE MORE BUG penguin
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original small round penguin wearing round glasses sits at a laptop, looking pleased. One tiny lime-green cartoon bug pops up beside the laptop; the penguin slowly side-eyes it, then the bug ducks away and the penguin returns to the initial pose. Clean bold 2D comic illustration, navy outlines, pale blue background, centered composition, fixed camera. Across the top, large dark lettering reads exactly ONE MORE BUG and remains completely still and readable in every frame. One character, one small bug, subtle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original small round penguin wearing round glasses sits at a laptop, looking pleased. One tiny lime-green cartoon bug pops up beside the laptop; the penguin slowly side-eyes it, then the bug ducks away and the penguin returns to the initial pose. Clean bold 2D comic illustration, navy outlines, pale blue background, centered composition, fixed camera. Across the top, large dark lettering reads exactly ONE MORE BUG and remains completely still and readable in every frame. One character, one small bug, subtle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"complexity": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"n": 1,
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
FRIDAY MODE office cat
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original chubby orange office cat in a tiny loose blue necktie sits at a desk. The cat lowers black sunglasses over its eyes, makes a tiny satisfied head nod, then lifts the glasses and returns to its initial pose. Bold sticker-like 2D illustration with thick clean outlines, warm peach background, centered composition, fixed camera. The large dark caption FRIDAY MODE is fixed across the top, exactly those words, crisp and motionless in every frame. Only the glasses, one paw and head move. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original chubby orange office cat in a tiny loose blue necktie sits at a desk. The cat lowers black sunglasses over its eyes, makes a tiny satisfied head nod, then lifts the glasses and returns to its initial pose. Bold sticker-like 2D illustration with thick clean outlines, warm peach background, centered composition, fixed camera. The large dark caption FRIDAY MODE is fixed across the top, exactly those words, crisp and motionless in every frame. Only the glasses, one paw and head move. Seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"complexity": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"n": 1,
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
ONE TINY CHANGE capybara
GIF · 512×512Auto-looping · 9 frames · 200 ms per frame
Prompt & generation settings
Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original calm capybara illustrator sits at a small desk holding one blank yellow sticky note. Three more blank pastel sticky notes pop up around its head; it blinks with a weary deadpan expression; the extra notes vanish and it returns to the starting pose. Clean editorial cartoon, thick brown outlines, cream background, centered composition, fixed camera. The caption ONE TINY CHANGE appears in large dark text across the top and stays perfectly fixed and readable throughout. All sticky notes are blank. Gentle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.
{
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "Create a square looping reaction GIF meme. An original calm capybara illustrator sits at a small desk holding one blank yellow sticky note. Three more blank pastel sticky notes pop up around its head; it blinks with a weary deadpan expression; the extra notes vanish and it returns to the starting pose. Clean editorial cartoon, thick brown outlines, cream background, centered composition, fixed camera. The caption ONE TINY CHANGE appears in large dark text across the top and stays perfectly fixed and readable throughout. All sticky notes are blank. Gentle motion, seamless loop. No other text, logos or watermarks.",
"size": "512x512",
"quality": "low",
"complexity": "low",
"output_format": "gif",
"n": 1,
"frame_count": 9,
"frame_duration_ms": 200
}
2K green bottle product shot
PNG · 2048×2048Compressed preview; dimensions refer to the original PNG output.
Prompt & generation settings
A premium minimal product photograph of a matte forest-green reusable bottle on a cream stone pedestal, soft morning side light, subtle realistic shadow, generous negative space. No logo or text.
{
"n": 1,
"complexity": "low",
"model": "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
"prompt": "A premium minimal product photograph of a matte forest-green reusable bottle on a cream stone pedestal, soft morning side light, subtle realistic shadow, generous negative space. No logo or text.",
"size": "2048x2048",
"quality": "medium",
"output_format": "png"
}- Input modalities
- Text
- Output modalities
- Image
- Capabilities
- Image generation
- Upstream release
- 2026-11-04
- RouteMux name
- openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare
What is GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare is one of the two API models OpenAI released with Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026. OpenAI positions it for image generation and editing with fast iteration: it says Images 2.6 generates images 50% faster than before, that Flare can return an image in as little as six seconds at low quality, and that layouts for posters and product imagery improved. The other model, GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst, targets more detailed work. They are separate model ids, so you choose by name.
The headline addition is GIF output. Set output_format to gif and a single request returns a complete looping GIF, with no frame assembly on your side. On RouteMux a GIF is 512×512, frame_count is 2 to 16, frame_duration_ms is 20 to 2000 in steps of 10, and n must be 1. In our runs on November 6, 2026, a 9-frame GIF at low quality used 1,172 image output tokens and took Flare 16 to 23 seconds. You can pick GIF in the try-it panel on this page and run one.
Still images come back as PNG, with size given in pixels such as 1024x1024, 2048x2048 or 3840x2160; unlike 2.5, the literal "2K" and "4K" values are not accepted. Quality runs from auto through low, medium, high and xhigh to max, and complexity (low, medium, high) sets how much planning goes into each image. Billing is per token, with separate rates for text input and image output that stay the same at standard, 2K and 4K, so larger images and higher quality simply produce more output tokens.
Requests use the OpenAI Images protocol at /v1/images/generations and return synchronously, with the image as base64 in data[0].b64_json. OpenAI's 2.6 also supports edits and SVG export; RouteMux has not opened those yet.
GPT Image 2.6 Flare API pricing
Prices verified 2026-11-05
Estimate cost
Key capabilities
- GIFs in one request
- Set
output_formatto gif for a complete looping GIF: 512×512, 2 to 16 frames, 20 to 2000 ms per frame. - The fast 2.6 model
- OpenAI says Flare can return an image in as little as six seconds at low quality, with better poster and product layouts.
- 2K / 4K stills
- Give size in pixels, up to 3840×2160; standard, 2K and 4K share one set of token rates.
- 20% below official rates
- Billed per token on RouteMux, with text input and image output each 20% below OpenAI list price.
Common use cases
- Reaction GIFs and memes
- The first use OpenAI lists in its launch post: reactions and memes for social media.
- Mascots and product loops
- OpenAI mentions animating a brand mascot for a campaign or turning a product shot into an eye-catching loop.
- Animated storyboards
- Explore character movement with animated storyboards before video production, an example from the launch post.
Limited time10% extra Credits on your first top-up — up to 200 bonus Credits
Applies to your first top-up within 72 hours of signing up. Minimum $20, once per account.
Interface and protocols
Use any of these IDs to call this model via the API.
openai/gpt-image-2.6-flareReplace the ROUTEMUX_KEY placeholder with your API key. Create one →
import base64
from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.routemux.com/v1",
api_key="<ROUTEMUX_KEY>",
)
response = client.images.generate(
model="openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
prompt="A red panda coding under the moonlight",
n=1,
)
Path("image.png").write_bytes(base64.b64decode(response.data[0].b64_json))Performance (last 30 days)
GPT Image 2.6 Flare FAQ
›What is GPT Image 2.6 Flare?
Generate PNG images and GIF memes, with 2K/4K output and token pricing.
›How much does the GPT Image 2.6 Flare API cost?
Through RouteMux, GPT Image 2.6 Flare is priced at $24, below the official list price.
›How do I call GPT Image 2.6 Flare via API?
GPT Image 2.6 Flare is OpenAI-compatible: point your base URL at RouteMux and set the model field to openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare — no code changes needed.
›Which input and output modalities does GPT Image 2.6 Flare support?
GPT Image 2.6 Flare accepts text as input and produces image as output.
›When was GPT Image 2.6 Flare released?
GPT Image 2.6 Flare was released on November 4, 2026.