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GPT Image 2.5 styles: creative briefs for Sunburst and Flare
GPT Image 2.5 includes two documented OpenAI models: Sunburst, positioned for editing precision, and Flare, positioned for fast everyday image generation. Give either a concrete subject, a visual treatment, and a clear description of what the image needs to accomplish. A new model version still benefits from a specific creative brief. Sunburst, Flare.
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Paper Garden
Quiet Cinema
Midnight NeonWhere to use these prompts
Use these briefs in an image tool that explicitly offers Sunburst or Flare, or in an OpenAI API integration configured with the model ID below. Paste the brief as the image prompt and supply a source photo whenever it says “attached.” You can also try the visual ideas in ChatGPT; record an exact model version only when your tool identifies it.
What version should I record?
OpenAI lists gpt-image-2.5-sunburst and gpt-image-2.5-flare, with dated snapshots ending 2026-09-08. These are API identifiers. “ChatGPT image styles” is a broader way people describe image-making in ChatGPT; it does not identify an exact model on its own. Facts checked September 12, 2026. Sunburst model record, Flare model record.
The following are original briefs to try, not a scored comparison of the two models. The Peelaway links offer curated visual directions through Peelaway's own creation experience.
For a wider visual vocabulary, explore 12 ChatGPT image styles.
Five briefs worth trying
1. A product story with quiet cinematic light
Use it for: a website illustration or a brand moodboard. A reference photo helps specify the actual object; inspect the result before using it to represent a product.
Use the attached photo as the subject reference. Keep the ceramic cup's handle shape, glaze color, and proportions. Place it on a pale stone counter beside a window. Create restrained cinematic photography with warm side light, subtle film grain, and open space on the right. Keep the setting simple.
Review: handle shape, surface finish, shadows, and room for your layout. If the cup changes, ask for a closer match to the reference before refining the atmosphere.
Visual direction: Quiet Cinema.
2. A tactile paper illustration
Use it for: a newsletter opener, seasonal greeting, or personal project. Start from a prompt if there is no specific object to preserve.
Create an illustration of three wildflowers in a striped vase, assembled from layered colored paper. Use muted rose, ochre, sage, and cream. Make cut edges and shallow shadows visible. Center the vase and leave space around the flowers.
Review: whether the whole image shares the same paper construction. If the vase looks photographic, name it explicitly in a follow-up: “Build the vase from cut paper too.”
Visual direction: Paper Garden.
3. A portrait with an editorial print treatment
Use it for: an illustrated contributor portrait or an event concept.
Reinterpret the attached portrait as an editorial print using deep blue and warm orange on cream paper. Keep the head angle, hairstyle, and distinctive glasses. Simplify clothing and background into broad shapes, with grainy overlapping inks.
Review: expression and identifying features. A print treatment may be a poor fit if the portrait requires fine photographic detail.
Visual direction: Riso Day.
4. A launch image with controlled colored light
Use it for: an atmospheric concept around a simple object.
Create a night photograph of an unbranded glass bottle on a dark table. Use one cyan edge light and one subdued magenta reflection. Keep the bottle transparent, the silhouette easy to read, and the background indigo. Leave a quiet upper third for a headline added later.
Review: reflections, bottle geometry, and the separation between subject and background. Refine one light at a time.
Visual direction: Midnight Neon.
5. A photo turned into an illustrated keepsake
Use it for: a home, a pet, or a meaningful everyday object.
Turn the attached house photo into an ink-and-watercolor illustration. Keep the roofline, front door, and window arrangement recognizable. Use selective dark contours, transparent washes, and warm paper showing through. Simplify the street and surrounding foliage.
Review: doors, windows, perspective, and any detail with personal meaning. Ask for fewer background marks if they distract from the house.
Visual direction: Ink Bloom.
Compare the versions on your own task
Keep the source, prompt, and intended crop fixed. Record the exact variant and settings available in your tool. Evaluate the first output against criteria chosen before generation:
| Criterion | Question to answer |
|---|---|
Subject | Did the important shape, identity, and number of objects survive? |
Style | Does the whole image use the requested treatment? |
Composition | Is the focal point clear at the final display size? |
Revision | Did one focused follow-up solve the problem? |
Usability | Would you keep the result for this particular project? |
Save failures as well as favorites. A few successful examples can help you choose a workflow; they do not establish a universal winning model.
Start with a look you already like
If choosing the visual direction is the hard part, explore Peelaway's curated styles. Select a look and bring an image, a prompt, or both. For an editing brief, the photo-and-prompt guide explains how to separate the subject from the change.
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT Image 2.5 the same name as ChatGPT Images 2.5?
The sources reviewed here establish the GPT Image 2.5 API models. They do not establish “ChatGPT Images 2.5” as a consumer product name. Check the product's own release information before equating the two.
Do these prompts guarantee the same result on Sunburst and Flare?
No. They express the same creative task, which makes them useful starting points for comparison. Record each actual result and its version.
Are the Peelaway examples generated with these prompts?
The linked examples belong to Peelaway's curated catalog. They illustrate the visual direction; they are not results from a Sunburst or Flare test.
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