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What AI models does GPT Image use?
GPT Image runs on DALL-E (OpenAI), DALL-E 3 (OpenAI), GPT Image 1.5 (OpenAI), GPT-4o (OpenAI), gpt-5.6 (OpenAI), gpt-6-astra (OpenAI), gpt-image-2 (OpenAI) and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst (OpenAI), and routes requests between them.
- Models used
- 8
- Primary model
- GPT Image 1.5
- Public API
- Yes
- Last checked
- 2026-09-12
Model claims are labelled by how we know them: DALL-E — inferred, DALL-E 3 — inferred, GPT Image 1.5 — disclosed, GPT-4o — inferred, gpt-5.6 — disclosed, gpt-6-astra — inferred, gpt-image-2 — disclosed and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst — disclosed. "Disclosed" means the vendor says so in public; "inferred" means it was derived from documentation, headers or release notes.
Context window: n/a.
Other stack signals: REST API.
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Tomorrow. “What AI models does GPT Image use?” Tomorrow AI & Emerging Tech Index, AlienSquad, updated 2026-09-12. https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/q/what-models-does-dall-e-use
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