Flare or Sunburst: which mode to pick
One model, two modes from OpenAI. The price per image is the same, so pick by the task, not by the budget.
Default mode
Flare: fast, for every day
Higher quality than GPT Image 2 at 50% lower latency, according to OpenAI. The mode to start with.
- Posts and content for social media
- Drafts, moodboards and looking for an idea
- Image series and high-volume generation
In our test: 27-29 seconds per 2K image
Maximum precision
Sunburst: for the final version
Extra precision for detailed work, at the cost of a longer generation. Holds the details while you edit.
- Ad creatives ready to publish
- Product shots for a store or a marketplace
- Multi-step edits where everything else must stay put
In our test: 33-34 seconds on the same prompt