# Bad Influence story: Artificial Analysis benchmarks GPT Image 2.6 Flare at about 30 seconds per image

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 17:02. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/96bb68e4-cf7f-4447-a59c-85ea7e24f22c

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Latest update (11-09 17:02): Artificial Analysis reports GPT Image 2.6 Flare generates images faster than 2.5

Overview: Artificial Analysis says GPT Image 2.6 Flare has a median generation time of about 30 seconds at max quality in its independent benchmark, compared with about 55 seconds for GPT Image 2.5 Flare. The firm also says GPT Image 2.6 Flare scores higher on its AA-Image-T2I v2.1 and AA-Image-Editing v2.1 benchmarks. The report is a single post on X, and it gives no score figures for either benchmark.

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1. 11-09 17:02 · Artificial Analysis · [Artificial Analysis reports GPT Image 2.6 Flare generates images faster than 2.5](https://badinfluence.news/items/a06rkqyllbrb9rmv19p2grtv3)
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