GPT Image 2.6 skills for Claude Code and AI agents — workflow skill for images & thumbnails

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Prompt, size and price GPT Image 2.6: Flare vs Sunburst, what the API rejects, recipes for posters and sheets.

• Type: Workflow · Images & thumbnails
• Slug: gpt-image-2-6
• Status: live
• Publisher: varg (varg, verified)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/gpt-image-2-6
• Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
• Requires: varg API key (VARG_API_KEY) or the varg MCP
• Cost: 6 credits per image — 3 credits (low), 5 (medium), 6 (high, default) per image; +1 per edit reference. Measured 2026-11-05 on varg.
• Runtime: About 10-60 s per image on varg (Sunburst ~50 s); scripts run locally in seconds

What it does

Guide to OpenAI's GPT Image 2.6 on varg (gpt_image_2_6) and the entry point to the GPT Image 2.6 skill set: Flare vs Sunburst, quality vs reasoning_effort, sizes and aspect presets, what fal rejects (xhigh and max effort, SVG, over 16 GIF frames), measured prices, failure modes, the exact varg MCP and REST calls, and prompt recipes for the text-heavy layouts people shared on X: infographic, product launch poster, photo to editorial travel print, photo to Baroque gallery poster, landmark postcard, character turnaround sheet, storyboard sheet and low-res to clean upscale, each credited to its author. Use when someone asks for GPT Image 2.6, gpt-image-2.6, Flare or Sunburst, wants an infographic, poster, art print, character sheet or storyboard with readable text, or asks how to prompt, size or price this model. Not for looping GIFs (gpt-image-gif), sticker packs (gpt-image-sticker-pack), game sprite sheets (gpt-image-sprite-sheet), circle-and-arrow edits (gpt-image-markup-edit) or video (varg-ai).

Use when

• Generate or edit images with GPT Image 2.6 (gpt-image-2.6, Flare or Sunburst)
• An infographic, poster, art print or menu whose small text must be right
• A character turnaround sheet or a storyboard before paying for video
• Pick quality, reasoning effort and size, or check what an image will cost

Not for

• looping GIFs (gpt-image-gif)
• sticker packs (gpt-image-sticker-pack)
• game sprite sheets (gpt-image-sprite-sheet)
• circle-and-arrow edits (gpt-image-markup-edit)
• video (varg-ai)

Install

• Claude Code: claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg
• Codex: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-2-6 -a codex -y
• Cursor: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-2-6 -a cursor -y
• Gemini CLI: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-2-6 -a gemini-cli -y
• Any agent, with the vargai CLI: vargai install gpt-image-2-6

Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/files/4325c578-378d-4c43-ae53-3cc3218df1ea/file_c1fdc7480b1e.mp4 — Real outputs made with this skill's recipes on GPT Image 2.6 (cut from the varg GPT Image 2.6 showreel, 2026-11-05) (credit: varg, https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/gpt-image-2-6)

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