Arena advertised free GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst Direct Mode access until September 13, 2026
Arena said OpenAI’s model ranked No. 1 in its Text-to-Image, Image Edit and Multi-Image Edit arenas.
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Arena’s September 12, 2026 reminder said users had 24 hours left to try GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst free in Direct Mode, which lets users select models by name. Arena set the cutoff at September 13 at 8 a.m. PT and said the model would remain available anonymously in Battle and Agent Mode afterward. User votes in those modes power its leaderboard rankings, according to Arena.
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