GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

39 identical prompts, default settings, blind community votes. Head-to-head: 50% preferred GPT Image 2.5 Flare, 46% preferred GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, 1 ties, 28 votes.

• “Exactly three green apples and two yellow pears on a white plate, the plate on a blue tablecloth, nothing else on the table.”Prompt adherence

  

  

• “A red bicycle leaning against a yellow wall, a black cat sitting on the bicycle's saddle, a small potted cactus to the left of the bicycle.”Prompt adherence

  

  

• “A man with a purple scarf holding a transparent umbrella, standing to the right of a woman in an orange raincoat who holds a paper cup, both facing the camera.”Prompt adherence

  

  

• “A classroom with exactly four desks in two rows, a globe on the teacher's desk, a chalkboard with a single drawn triangle, empty of people.”Prompt adherence

  

  

• “Interior of a modern public library with a three-storey atrium, timber ceiling slats, people reading, afternoon light through a glass wall.”Architecture & interiors

  

  

• “Exterior of a small concrete-and-glass house on a cliff above the sea, dusk, interior lights on, architectural photography.”Architecture & interiors

  

  

• “A tiny corner café in a narrow European street, green tiled facade, two bistro tables, morning light, no people.”Architecture & interiors

  

  

• “A spa bathroom with a stone tub, a skylight, plaster walls in warm white, eucalyptus in a vase, soft shadows.”Architecture & interiors

  

  

• “Concept art of a weathered cargo airship docking at a mountaintop station, crew tiny for scale, late afternoon light.”concept-art

  

  

• “Creature design: a six-legged amphibious grazer with bioluminescent markings, shown on a riverbank, painterly.”concept-art

  

  

• “A floating market city built on the hulls of giant upturned ships, rope bridges, morning haze, wide establishing shot.”concept-art

  

  

• “Character design sheet of a desert ranger in layered sand-coloured armour with a long rifle, front and side view, neutral background.”concept-art

  

  

• “Editorial beach photo of an adult woman in a one-piece swimsuit and a wide straw hat walking along the waterline at sunset, wind in her hair.”Glamour

  

  

• “An adult woman in a floor-length red satin evening gown on a marble staircase, soft key light, confident pose, magazine cover style.”Glamour

  

  

• “Adult male athlete in running shorts and a tank top mid-sprint on an outdoor track at dawn, muscles defined, motion captured sharply.”Glamour

  

  

• “Beauty close-up of an adult woman with bronzed skin and gold eye makeup, bare shoulders, studio backlight halo, high-end campaign look.”Glamour

  

  

• “Anime-style illustration of a girl with a blue umbrella waiting at a rural train station in summer, cicadas implied by heat haze, cel shading.”Illustration & anime

  

  

• “Children's book illustration of a fox and a badger sharing tea in a hollow tree, watercolour and ink, warm and gentle.”Illustration & anime

  

  

• “Flat vector illustration of a cyclist commuting through a city at sunrise, limited palette of five colours, geometric shapes.”Illustration & anime

  

  

• “Comic panel of a detective in a trench coat under a streetlamp in the rain, bold ink, halftone shading, no speech bubbles.”Illustration & anime

  

  

• “A Norwegian fjord at dawn, mist over still water, a single red cabin on the shore, snow on the peaks, wide angle.”Landscape & nature

  

  

• “Sand dunes at sunset with wind-blown ridges, one set of footprints, deep blue sky fading to orange.”Landscape & nature

  

  

• “Old-growth temperate rainforest after rain, moss-covered fallen log, fog between the trunks, soft diffused light.”Landscape & nature

  

  

• “A supercell thunderstorm over flat farmland, lightning inside the cloud, a lone grain silo, dramatic but realistic.”Landscape & nature

  

  

• “Candid street photograph of an outdoor vegetable market at golden hour, a vendor weighing tomatoes on a brass scale, shallow depth of field, 50mm lens.”Photorealism

  

  

• “A rain-soaked city crosswalk at night seen from across the street, umbrellas, reflections of traffic lights on wet asphalt, slight motion blur on a passing cyclist.”Photorealism

  

  

• “Documentary photo of a home kitchen mid-morning, flour dust in a shaft of window light, an older man kneading dough, natural light only.”Photorealism

  

  

• “A wet golden retriever shaking off water on a lakeshore, droplets frozen mid-air, backlit by low sun, high shutter speed.”Photorealism

  

  

• “Studio portrait of a woman in her 40s with short grey hair and a linen shirt, Rembrandt lighting, neutral grey backdrop, slight smile.”Portrait & fashion

  

  

• “Environmental portrait of a young man in a denim jacket leaning on a red brick wall, overcast light, looking just past the camera.”Portrait & fashion

  

  

• “Full-length fashion editorial: model in a structured emerald wool coat and white trousers walking across a wide empty plaza, harsh midday sun, long shadow.”Portrait & fashion

  

  

• “Close-up portrait of an elderly fisherman with deep wrinkles and a knitted cap, catchlights in the eyes, weathered skin texture, soft window light.”Portrait & fashion

  

  

• “A white running sneaker with a coral sole floating at a slight angle over a pastel yellow background, studio lighting, no shadow on the backdrop.”Product & commercial

  

  

• “Three frosted glass skincare bottles on a wet stone surface with a splash of water, morning light, shallow depth of field.”Product & commercial

  

  

• “Overhead flat lay of a ceramic pour-over coffee set on oak, roasted beans scattered, a folded linen napkin, warm natural light.”Product & commercial

  

  

• “A hanging wooden shop sign that reads "MARLOW & FINCH — BOOKBINDERS" in gold serif letters, carved, above a blue door.”Typography

  

  

• “A minimalist concert poster with the words "NORTHERN LIGHTS ORCHESTRA" large at the top and "October 14 · City Hall" small at the bottom, two-colour print.”Typography

  

  

• “A white ceramic mug on a desk with the words "first coffee, then plans" printed in black lowercase sans-serif.”Typography

  

  

• “A café chalkboard listing exactly three items: "Flat white 4", "Cardamom bun 5", "Soup of the day 9", in neat chalk handwriting.”Typography