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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.5: 50% Faster Generation, Flare vs Sunburst API Models, and Arena.ai Benchmarks

A technical analysis of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.5. Covers the 50% generation latency reduction, Flare and Sunburst API architectures, Arena.ai No. 1 placement, sketch-to-image conditioning, localized comment-based inpainting, character consistency in sequential frames, and production API pricing.

Microsoft Releases MAI-Image-2.6: Pareto Frontier Benchmarks, Flash Architecture, and Foundry API Guide

A technical analysis of Microsoft AI’s MAI-Image-2.6 and MAI-Image-2.6-Flash. Covers Arena.ai and Artificial Analysis rankings, 72% GPU compute reduction, web-grounded image generation, multi-image editing pipelines, and Azure AI Foundry pricing at $19.45 to $38.90 per 1,000 images.