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Gpt Image 1.5 vs Gpt Image 2: Which AI Model Should You Choose?

Pricing, context windows, latency, capabilities, and a one-line code switch — everything you need to pick the right model.

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Verdict

Gpt Image 1.5 and Gpt Image 2 are closely matched on pricing and context. The right choice depends on your specific workload — see the table below for the full breakdown.

Side-by-side specs

SpecGpt Image 1.5Gpt Image 2
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CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
Input cost / 1M tokensn/an/a
Output cost / 1M tokensn/an/a
Context window——
Max output tokens——
Avg. latency——
Featured——
NewYesYes
Capabilities
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Pricing example

A typical chat workload of 100,000 input tokens plus 50,000 output tokens.

Gpt Image 1.5
n/a

100K in × n/a + 50K out × n/a

Gpt Image 2
n/a

100K in × n/a + 50K out × n/a

Switch in one line

Both models live behind Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Replace the model string and you are done.

JavaScript / TypeScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.RAILWAIL_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://railwail.com/v1",
});

// Before — using Gpt Image 1.5
let r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-image-1.5",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});

// After — switched to Gpt Image 2
r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-image-2",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["RAILWAIL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://railwail.com/v1",
)

# Before — using Gpt Image 1.5
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-1.5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

# After — switched to Gpt Image 2
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
cURL
# Before — using Gpt Image 1.5
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-image-1.5",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

# After — switched to Gpt Image 2
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-image-2",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Which one wins for...

Quick verdicts derived from public specs. Always validate on your own workload.

Coding
Gpt Image 1.5

Higher coding category match or larger context wins.

Writing
Gpt Image 1.5

Bigger context window helps maintain long-form coherence.

Long documents
Gpt Image 1.5

The larger context window is the deciding factor.

Vision
Tie

Multimodal/vision support is required for image inputs.

Real-time chat
Tie

Lower average latency wins for interactive UX.

Cost-sensitive
Tie

The model with the lower input-token price wins.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Gpt Image 1.5 or Gpt Image 2?
Gpt Image 1.5 and Gpt Image 2 cannot be compared on per-token price: at least one of them has no per-token price listed (it is priced per run or not yet priced). See each model page for its current price.
Which has more context, Gpt Image 1.5 or Gpt Image 2?
Gpt Image 1.5 and Gpt Image 2 have similar context windows (— vs —).
Is Gpt Image 1.5 better than Gpt Image 2 for coding?
For coding-heavy workloads we lean toward Gpt Image 1.5 on this comparison — it scores higher on the relevant heuristics (category, tags, or context window). Both models are usable for code via Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so the safest path is to A/B test on your own prompts.
Can I use both Gpt Image 1.5 and Gpt Image 2 via Railwail?
Yes. Both Gpt Image 1.5 and Gpt Image 2 are accessible through a single Railwail API key and the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint. You only change the "model" parameter to switch between them — no SDK swap, no separate billing.
How do I switch from Gpt Image 1.5 to Gpt Image 2?
Replace the model identifier "openai/gpt-image-1.5" with "openai/gpt-image-2" in your request payload. Everything else — API key, base URL, request shape — stays the same. See the code example on this page for the exact one-line change.

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