OpenAI

GPT Image 1.5

AI Image Editing Model

Mode:

All Text to Image Image Edit

Image #6 Text-to-Image #3 Image-to-Image

OpenAI's state-of-the-art image generation model with better instruction following and adherence to prompts

What GPT Image 1.5 is good at

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image. Excels at #1 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing), #2 Lighting, Shadows & Materials (Image Editing), #2 Aesthetics (Image Editing), #3 Photorealism (Image Editing), #3 Adding & Editing Objects (Image Editing), #4 Preservation (Image Editing), #4 People & Poses (Image Editing), #5 Face & Identity (Image Editing), #6 Artistic Restyling (Image Editing), #6 Creativity (Image Editing), and #7 Backgrounds & Scenes (Image Editing) , placing in the top 33% of all competing models.

GPT Image 1.5 Strengths

GPT Image 1.5 outperforms most competing models here

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #1 of 27 models · 61.9% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #2 of 32 models · 57.5% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Grok Imagin... ranks lower

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#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Grok Imagin... ranks lower

Before After

#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Pose & Character Mashup

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #2 of 24 models · 57.4% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #3 of 31 models · 58.2% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#8 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#24 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

Before After

#31 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#8 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#24 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

Before After

#31 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #3 of 25 models · 59.0% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #4 of 36 models · 57.5% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks lower

Before After

#28 P-Image Edit ranks lower

Before After

#36 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup +1 more

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #4 of 23 models · 76.5% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#6 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks lower

Before After

#18 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower

Before After

#23 Wan 2.7 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #5 of 20 models · 57.7% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#6 Nano Banana... ranks lower

Before After

#16 FLUX.2 [dev] ranks lower

Before After

#20 P-Image Edit ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica...

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #6 of 20 models · 49.3% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #6 of 20 models · 49.3% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing

Ranked #7 of 19 models · 56.5% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1.5

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California