GPT-Image-2.6
OpenAI's new image maker that creates and edits pictures, offered in two versions to developers.
This came out before trckr began following OpenAI API, so it was added on Nov 8 without an alert. Its release date comes from OpenAI API changelog.
Key facts
- Released
- Nov 4, 2026
- What it does
- Makes images: Creates pictures from a description, or edits them.
Can I use it?
In an app
No app mentioned so far.
For developers
Developers can use it now through an API: How developers plug a model into their own apps and pay per use. A model that's "in the API" can be used by programmers, even if it isn't in a chat app yet..
Download
Not downloadable: it runs on the maker's own servers.
How it scores
Not in the independent rankings yet. New models usually show up within a few weeks, and this page updates when they do.
Compare GPT-Image-2.6 with
It came out 57 days after GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst, the lab's previous model.
The details
OpenAI released GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst and GPT-Image-2.6 Flare for Image generator: A model that creates or edits pictures from a written description. and editing, with adjustable complexity, in the API: How developers plug a model into their own apps and pay per use. A model that's "in the API" can be used by programmers, even if it isn't in a chat app yet..
Model ID: The exact name developers type to use a model, like gpt-5-mini. New IDs often show up in a lab's systems before the official announcement, which is how trckr spots many releases early.
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