# OpenAI's Flare image model generates images in six seconds at low quality

> Original title: With image quality set to low, Flare can generate an image in as little as six seconds.

- Source: OpenAI Developers
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:34:29.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ti4q0xc5u40ekw4sdfqnwrxys
- Original: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2118124757639966858

## Summary

With image quality set to low, OpenAI's Flare generates an image in as little as six seconds, according to OpenAI Developers. Arena's image results rank GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst first on its leaderboard, ahead of its predecessor Image 2.5 Sunburst. Arena also reports that Flare is 2.6 times faster than its predecessor for image generation and image editing.

## Post

With image quality set to low, Flare can generate an image in as little as six seconds.

See Arena’s text-to-image and image editing results:

https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2118124376126271823?s=20

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Ftweet_video_thumb%2FHWUVhEWWAAAoGAi.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1794096000&sig=ab4186da09a8f46d)

## Quoted post @DesignArena

> BREAKING: GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst by @OpenAI is ranked #1 on Image Arena, overtaking its predecessor Image 2.5 Sunburst. GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst & Flare have also redefined the Preference vs Speed Pareto frontier for both Image Generation and Image Editing capabilities.
> 
> There is currently no model that is both better and faster than the GPT Image 2.6 models on both frontiers.
> 
> Key Data Points:
> - #1 in the Portraits, Architecture, & Typography (GPT Image 2.6 Flare)
> - #1 in Product & Landscape (GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst)
> - 2.6 Flare is 2.6× faster than its predecessor for both Image and Image Editing
> - 2.6 Sunburst is 1.15× faster than its predecessor for both Image and Image Editing
> 
> Congrats to the @OpenAI team for establishing a new SOTA on Preference vs Speed!

https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2118124376126271823