# GPT Image 2.5: optional reference index

Keep Image 2's [gallery](gallery.md), [craft](craft.md) and
[historical Cookbook](openai-cookbook.md) available; do not preload them for 2.5.
A precise 2.5 brief can go straight to preflight and the CLI after model confirmation.

## Choose only what is missing

For guidance, open one relevant slice directly; reading this index is optional.

| Need | Read |
|---|---|
| Photo, product scene or illustration | [Generation](openai-image-2.5-generation.md) |
| Text, UI, diagrams or panel layout | [Layout and text](openai-image-2.5-layout-and-text.md) |
| References, translation, masks or cutouts | [Editing](openai-image-2.5-editing.md) |
| Migration, quality comparison or evaluation | [Migration notes](openai-image-2.5-migration.md) |
| API parameters, errors or test status | [Model notes](models.md) |

Translation starts with editing; a reference pose sheet may also need the panel
section. Add a second slice only for that specific gap. [Community templates](templates-gpt-image-2.5.md)
and older craft/gallery examples are optional inspiration, not a loading checklist.

## Source boundaries

Checked **2026-09-09**. These are locally organized official-source notes,
not a verbatim 2.5 Cookbook or locally reproduced outputs. See
[source details](openai-image-2.5-migration.md#source-boundaries) only when needed;
[current validation status](models.md#validation-boundary) remains separate.