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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs GPT-5.5 Pro

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
GPT-5.5 Pro
openai/gpt-5.5-pro
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI
FamilyGPT-5
Modalityimagetext
Context window1,000,000 tok
Max output16,384 tok
Released2026-09-102026-05-22
Input price$0.030 /img$30.00 /1M
Output price$180.00 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyes
Visionyes
JSON modeyes
Reasoningyes
Prompt caching
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
Full spec →

OpenAI's most capable image generation and editing model. It accepts text and image inputs and produces images with low, medium, high, xhigh, max, and auto quality settings.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
GPT-5.5 Pro
openai/gpt-5.5-pro
Full spec →

GPT-5.5 pro uses OpenAI's Responses API with built-in tools, improved reasoning, and stateful context management.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try GPT-5.5 Pro — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.5-pro",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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