GPT Image (OpenAI) API pricing
22 GPT Image (OpenAI) variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.028 per image to $0.154 per image. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, gpt image 1.5, image-to-image, medium. Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by resolution
The cheapest GPT Image (OpenAI) variant at each output resolution.
| Resolution | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | $0.042 | per image | gpt-image-2-5-flare, image-to-image, 1K |
| 2K | $0.07 | per image | gpt-image-2-5-flare, image-to-image, 2K |
| 4K | $0.112 | per image | gpt-image-2-5-flare, image-to-image, 4K |
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| image-to-image | $0.028 | per image | gpt image 1.5, image-to-image, medium |
| text-to-image | $0.028 | per image | gpt image 1.5, text-to-image, medium |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| gpt image 1.5, image-to-image, medium | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| gpt image 1.5, text-to-image, medium | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| gpt-image-2-5-flare, image-to-image, 1K | $0.042 / image | 238 images |
| gpt-image-2-5-flare, text-to-image, 1K | $0.042 / image | 238 images |
| gpt-image-2-5-sunburst, image-to-image, 1K | $0.042 / image | 238 images |
| gpt-image-2-5-sunburst, text-to-image, 1K | $0.042 / image | 238 images |
Full GPT Image (OpenAI) price list
All 22 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the GPT Image (OpenAI) API cost?
On AI Generate, GPT Image (OpenAI) starts at $0.028 per image (gpt image 1.5, image-to-image, medium) and goes up to $0.154 per image for gpt image 1.5, text-to-image, high. There are 22 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much do 100 GPT Image (OpenAI) images cost?
With the cheapest variant (gpt image 1.5, image-to-image, medium) 100 images cost $2.80. A $10 top-up covers 357 of them.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official OpenAI API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to OpenAI's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for GPT Image (OpenAI) and the other models in the catalog with one API key.