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# Three GPT Image -vip reverse models are saturated: frequent 429s, use official relay or 2.6-all as fallback

> gpt-image-2-vip, gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-vip and gpt-image-2.5-flare-vip are concurrency-constrained today with frequent 429s. Upstream risk controls plus a Microsoft email outage blocked new account-pool registrations. Use the official relay or gpt-image-2.6-all as a fallback; 4K on -all is super-resolution, not native 4K.

**2026/11/13 13:16 (UTC+8)** · Model Status · OpenAI

⚠️ **All three -vip reverse models are saturated today, with frequent 429s**

`gpt-image-2-vip`, `gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-vip` and `gpt-image-2.5-flare-vip` — the three Adobe reverse (Firefly) routes — are concurrency-constrained today: requests queue and 429s are noticeably more frequent. Reverse routes are more exposed to upstream risk controls. Today a Microsoft email service outage blocked new-account registration for the account pool, leaving insufficient concurrency and amplifying the saturation.

Alternative channels (pick what fits your workload):

* Official relay `gpt-image-2` / `gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` / `gpt-image-2.5-flare`: direct official connection, native 4K, billed per token
* Official relay as fallback: keep one route primary and switch to the official relay on 429; both use the Images API, so only `model` changes
* `gpt-image-2.6-all`: accepts a range of `size` values, native tier up to 1536, \$0.025 per image with 2K/4K at the same price; **4K here is a super-resolution tier, not native 4K**

For 429, retry with exponential backoff (5s / 15s / 45s); 429s are not billed. Content-safety errors will not change on retry — adjust the prompt instead.

📖 Related docs: [-vip overview](https://docs.apiyi.com/en/api-capabilities/gpt-image-2-vip/overview.md) · [official relay gpt-image-2](https://docs.apiyi.com/en/api-capabilities/gpt-image-2/overview.md) · [gpt-image-2.6-all](https://docs.apiyi.com/en/api-capabilities/gpt-image-2-all/gpt-image-2-6-all.md)

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