# OpenAI investigates limited availability of two image API models

_Published Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM EDT · AI, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

OpenAI says it is investigating limited availability of gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst in its API. Its status notice lists degraded performance and identifies Images as the affected component.

The incident is at the investigating stage. OpenAI reports availability metrics across all tiers, models and error types in aggregate; individual customers' availability can vary with their subscription tier and the specific model and API features they use.

## Sources

- [OpenAI status](https://status.openai.com//incidents/01M4WYPP5QA0CJ3JV76KH285K8)

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