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GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompts that actually ran

Every prompt below was generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made, and the output next to it is what came back — not a curated stock image. Copy a prompt as a starting point, then use the guide underneath to adapt it.

Original results

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompts and their outputs

These examples use media produced for Made. Prompts are included when the production record allows them.

crate digger flipping through vinyl in a record store generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Crate digger

“Worm's-eye phone shot of a guy in his twenties in a plain faded black tee flipping through vinyl crates in a cramped record store, harsh fluorescent light, caught mid-grin as he pulls out a record. Shot on a phone, 0.5x ultra-wide, real skin texture, slight grain, muted true color with one cobalt accent, candid and unposed, no readable text, logos, or watermark.”

record sleeve with a legible AFTER HOURS tracklist generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Sleeve typography

“Square vinyl record sleeve leaning on a turntable, minimal Swiss design, title reading exactly "AFTER HOURS" with a smaller line "Side A · 33⅓ RPM" and a four-line tracklist: "1. Neon Rain", "2. Last Train", "3. Slow Dial", "4. Morning Static". Clean editorial design, muted earth tones with one cobalt accent, subtle paper texture, sharp legible type, no other words or logos.”

macro of a stylus in a vinyl groove generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Stylus macro

“Extreme macro of a turntable stylus riding a vinyl groove, dust specks, groove walls and the cantilever sharply resolved, a sliver of light glancing across the record. Muted true color with one cobalt accent, shallow depth of field, subtle grain, no text, logos, or watermark.”

exploded turntable diagram with eight labeled parts generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Exploded diagram

“Exploded technical illustration of a turntable on off-white paper, its parts floating apart along one axis with thin leader lines and labels reading exactly "Platter", "Tonearm", "Cartridge", "Stylus", "Counterweight", "Drive Belt", "Motor", "Plinth". Clean editorial design, fine ink linework, muted earth tones with one cobalt accent, sharp legible type, no other words or logos.”

two friends sharing headphones in a listening booth generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Listening booth

“Two friends squeezed into a narrow record store listening booth sharing one pair of over-ear headphones, one laughing, one with eyes closed, tight framing against pegboard walls. Shot on a phone with direct on-camera flash, real skin texture, slight grain, muted true color with one orange accent, candid and unposed, no readable text, logos, or watermark.”

record store window with SECOND SPIN RECORDS lettering generated with GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst in Made

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst: Window lettering

“Record store front at night seen from across the street, hand-painted gold window lettering reading exactly "SECOND SPIN RECORDS", warm light and record bins inside, a cyclist blurring past in the foreground. Shot on a phone, slight motion blur, muted true color with one gold accent, sharp legible window lettering, no other words or logos.”

How to write a GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompt

  1. 1

    Write the brief

    Spell out the subject, materials and light, quote every label, and list every constraint the image must keep.

  2. 2

    Add references to edit

    Upload up to 16 images and describe exactly what should change; Made routes the request to the edit endpoint.

  3. 3

    Pick size and quality

    Choose one of nine sizes up to 4K. Made starts at low, the cheapest; raise the quality tier for the final.

  4. 4

    Check the price and run

    Made shows the exact price for your settings before you generate, and refunds failed generations.

What GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst responds well to

Prompt for these jobs

  • Labeled diagrams and detail-heavy finals
  • Packaging and sleeves with exact typography
  • Tightly constrained or multi-part edits
  • Editing with several reference images

Check the output for

  • Priced by size and quality, the same as GPT Image 2.6 Flare. Low and medium cost more than GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst; high costs the same. The exact price shows on the button before you generate.
  • Three quality tiers (low, medium, high); 2.5’s xhigh and max are not offered. There is no automatic quality, because the price has to be known before the job runs; edits can use Auto size, which keeps your photo’s shape at the nearest priced size.
  • Animated GIF and SVG output are not available in Made yet.

Iteration is cheap here: GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst costs 0.2–1.2 credits / image, so rewriting a prompt and rerunning it is a normal part of the workflow, not a budget decision. See the full GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst pricing breakdown.

Questions, answered

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst prompts FAQ

Need a specific answer? Contact support

It is OpenAI’s GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst, released on fal on November 4, 2026, tuned for maximum detail and tighter control across demanding edits.

More tested prompts across all models live in the prompt library, and the full GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst capability rundown is on the model page.