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Why use GPT Image 2.6 Flare on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers GPT Image 2.6 Flare with pay-as-you-go pricing at $5.00/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare GPT Image 2.6 Flare across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],openai/gpt-image-2.6-flareRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-image-2.6-flare".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare GPT Image 2.6 Flare Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | $5.00 | $30.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $5.00 | $30.00 |
| fal API | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $5.00 |
| Output tokens | $30.00 |
Capabilities
About GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare is OpenAI's fast, interactive GPT Image 2.6 model for image generation and editing, released November 4, 2026 with Images 2.6. It takes text and image inputs and produces images, with an adjustable complexity setting, markup-guided edits, SVG output and animated GIF generation. It is served through the Image API generations and edits endpoints (model id gpt-image-2.6-flare; no Batch API).