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GPT Image 2.5 for Architectural Rendering
OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5, offered in RenderChat as two variants, Sunburst and Flare. Both run as native conversations, so every follow-up message keeps working on the same image thread. Sunburst is RenderChat's default model.
- Maker
- OpenAI
- Variants
- Sunburst · Flare
- Output
- 1K
- Aspect ratios
- Auto + 10 fixed ratios
- References
- Supported
- Follow-ups
- Continues the conversation
- Plan
- Free and Pro
Workflows
What you can render with GPT Image 2.5
Each guide covers how to prepare the input, a step-by-step workflow, example briefs and what to check in the result.
From your 3D software
Export a view from the tool you already model in.
GPT Image 2.5 SketchUp AI Render
Export a SketchUp scene, describe materials and light, and refine a photoreal render in chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Revit AI Render
Export a Revit 3D view in Consistent Colors or Shaded and turn it into a presentation render through chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Rhino AI Render
Capture an Arctic or Shaded Rhino viewport and turn curved, parametric geometry into a photoreal render.
Read the guide
GPT Image 2.5 Archicad AI Render
Save the Archicad 3D window as an image and develop it into a photoreal render through chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Blender AI Render
Render a quick Workbench or viewport image in Blender and turn it into a photoreal render in chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 3ds Max AI Render
Grab a 3ds Max viewport or quick clay pass and develop the look of the final image through chat.
Read the guideFrom any starting point
Sketches, plans, massing studies and site photos.
GPT Image 2.5 Sketch to Render
Photograph or scan a hand sketch and turn it into a photoreal architectural render through chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Floor Plan to 3D Render
Upload a 2D floor plan and turn it into a furnished, rendered 3D floor plan through chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Massing Model to Render
Turn an early white massing or clay model into a context render for design reviews and competitions.
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GPT Image 2.5 Renovation Render
Upload a photo of an existing building and visualize a renovation or facade update through chat.
Read the guideFor the image you need
Exteriors, interiors, aerials, night scenes and variations.
GPT Image 2.5 Exterior AI Render
Turn an exterior model view into a photoreal architectural render with the light, season and setting you describe.
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GPT Image 2.5 Interior AI Render
Turn an interior model view into a photoreal interior render with the finishes, furniture and light you describe.
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GPT Image 2.5 Aerial AI Render
Turn a bird's-eye site or masterplan model into an aerial render with landscape, streets and context.
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GPT Image 2.5 Day to Night Render
Turn a daytime render or model view into a blue-hour or night render with interior lighting.
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GPT Image 2.5 Landscape AI Render
Turn a garden, courtyard or public-space model into a planted landscape render through chat.
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GPT Image 2.5 Material Variation Render
Keep the scene and swap materials, colors and finishes to compare design options side by side.
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GPT Image 2.5 Render Enhancement
Upload a real-time or quick render and enhance material detail, light and vegetation while keeping the composition.
Read the guideTips
Getting good results from GPT Image 2.5
- Start with Sunburst. Switch to Flare in the model menu when you want a second read of the same brief.
- Write follow-ups as edits ("keep everything, warm the light") rather than restating the whole brief.
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GPT Image 2FAQ
GPT Image 2.5 questions
Is GPT Image 2.5 available on the free plan?
Yes. GPT Image 2.5 is available on the Free plan as well as Pro.
What resolution does GPT Image 2.5 render at?
GPT Image 2.5 renders at 1K in RenderChat, with auto + 10 fixed ratios.
Can I keep refining a GPT Image 2.5 result in chat?
Yes. GPT Image 2.5 runs as a native conversation in RenderChat, so each follow-up continues from the previous turn. Short edit instructions work well.
How do I select GPT Image 2.5 in RenderChat?
Use the start button on this page — it opens a new chat with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst selected — or choose it from the model menu in the chat composer.
Render with GPT Image 2.5 in RenderChat.
Upload a model view, sketch or render, describe the result you want and refine it in chat.