RUSH – OpenAI Image Gen 2.5 vs 2 vs 1.5 vs 1 vs 1-mini at all quality levels

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For your viewing pleasure, side-by-side small multiples of all the OpenAI image models across all the quality levels. Three example images each.

gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-2026-09-08
gpt-image-2.5-flare
gpt-image-2
gpt-image-1.5
gpt-image-1
gpt-image-1-mini