OpenAI image APIs - verified October 18, 2026

OpenAI image generation API pricing

OpenAI: 7 image models with 57 price rows, priced per image and per 1M image tokens, read from the provider's own pages on October 18, 2026. 4 models are retiring or retired: gpt-image-1.5 (retiring 2026-12-01), gpt-image-1-mini (retiring 2026-12-01), gpt-image-1 (retiring 2026-10-23) and chatgpt-image-latest (retiring 2026-12-01).

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Models: 7
Price rows: 57
Active: 3
Retiring or retired: 4

Models

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

gpt-image-2.5-sunburst

Current

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2.5-sunburst | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $30.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / - output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2.5-sunburst | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | - |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $4.00 input / $1.00 cached input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-2.5-sunburst | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $15.00 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: active (current model; no deprecation listed)
“With the Image API, set model to gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare directly.”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Custom WIDTHxHEIGHT; neither edge over 3840 px
“Width and height must be multiples of 16, the aspect ratio must be between 1:3 and 3:1, and neither edge may exceed 3840 pixels.”
developers.openai.com
Editing: Yes
“The API lets you generate and edit images from text prompts using gpt-image-2.5-sunburst and gpt-image-2.5-flare.”
developers.openai.com
Image input: Yes
“You can use one or more images as a reference to generate a new image.”
developers.openai.com
Text rendering: Not stated

Token-only pricing: the provider publishes no per-image price for this model.

OpenAI publishes token rates only for GPT Image 2.5; the guide offers a calculator, not a per-image table. Quality options low, medium, high, xhigh, max.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

gpt-image-2.5-flare

Current

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2.5-flare | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $30.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / - output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2.5-flare | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | - |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $4.00 input / $1.00 cached input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-2.5-flare | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $15.00 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: active (current model; no deprecation listed)
“With the Image API, set model to gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare directly.”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Custom WIDTHxHEIGHT; neither edge over 3840 px
“Width and height must be multiples of 16, the aspect ratio must be between 1:3 and 3:1, and neither edge may exceed 3840 pixels.”
developers.openai.com
Editing: Yes
“The API lets you generate and edit images from text prompts using gpt-image-2.5-sunburst and gpt-image-2.5-flare.”
developers.openai.com
Image input: Yes
“You can use one or more images as a reference to generate a new image.”
developers.openai.com
Text rendering: Not stated

Token-only pricing: the provider publishes no per-image price for this model.

OpenAI publishes token rates only for GPT Image 2.5; the guide offers a calculator, not a per-image table. Quality options low, medium, high, xhigh, max.

GPT Image 2

gpt-image-2

Legacy

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2 | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $30.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / - output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-2 | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | - |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $4.00 input / $1.00 cached input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-2 | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $15.00 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.006 per image (1024x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“Additional sizes available | Low | $0.006 | $0.005 | $0.005 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.005 per image (1024x1536, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“Additional sizes available | Low | $0.006 | $0.005 | $0.005 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.005 per image (1536x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“Additional sizes available | Low | $0.006 | $0.005 | $0.005 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.053 per image (1024x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.053 | $0.041 | $0.041 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.041 per image (1024x1536, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.053 | $0.041 | $0.041 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.041 per image (1536x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.053 | $0.041 | $0.041 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.211 per image (1024x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.211 | $0.165 | $0.165 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.165 per image (1024x1536, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.211 | $0.165 | $0.165 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.165 per image (1536x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.211 | $0.165 | $0.165 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: previous generation (no shutdown date listed)
“The details below apply to earlier models, not Sunburst or Flare.”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: 3840 px max edge (e.g. 3840x2160)
“Maximum edge length must be less than or equal to 3840px”
developers.openai.com
Editing: Yes
“Edit parts of an image by uploading an image and mask that identifies the areas to replace”
developers.openai.com
Image input: Yes
“For gpt-image-2, omit this parameter; the API doesn't allow changing it because the model processes every image input at high fidelity automatically.”
developers.openai.com
Text rendering: Not stated

Per-image figures come from the guide's cost table and exclude text and image input tokens.

Retired or retiring

Shut down, or scheduled to within six months. Dates are cross-checked against our deprecations tracker.

GPT Image 1.5

gpt-image-1.5

Retiring 2026-12-01

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. The page names gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare as replacements. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $32.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1.5 | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $32.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1.5 | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | $10.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $4.00 input / $1.00 cached input / $16.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-1.5 | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $16.00 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.009 per image (1024x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1.5 | Low | $0.009 | $0.013 | $0.013 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.013 per image (1024x1536, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1.5 | Low | $0.009 | $0.013 | $0.013 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.013 per image (1536x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1.5 | Low | $0.009 | $0.013 | $0.013 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.034 per image (1024x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.034 | $0.05 | $0.05 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.05 per image (1024x1536, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.034 | $0.05 | $0.05 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.05 per image (1536x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.034 | $0.05 | $0.05 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.133 per image (1024x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.133 | $0.2 | $0.2 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.2 per image (1024x1536, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.133 | $0.2 | $0.2 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.2 per image (1536x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.133 | $0.2 | $0.2 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: retiring 2026-12-01
“| Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1.5 | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Not stated
Editing: Yes
“Edit parts of an image by uploading an image and mask that identifies the areas to replace”
developers.openai.com
Image input: Not stated
Text rendering: Not stated

GPT Image 1 Mini

gpt-image-1-mini

Retiring 2026-12-01

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. The page names gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare as replacements. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $2.50 input / $0.25 cached input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1-mini | Image | $2.50 | $0.25 | $8.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $2.00 input / $0.20 cached input / - output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1-mini | Text | $2.00 | $0.20 | - |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $1.25 input / $0.13 cached input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-1-mini | Image | $1.25 | $0.13 | $4.00 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.005 per image (1024x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 Mini | Low | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.006 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.006 per image (1024x1536, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 Mini | Low | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.006 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.006 per image (1536x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 Mini | Low | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.006 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.011 per image (1024x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.011 | $0.015 | $0.015 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.015 per image (1024x1536, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.011 | $0.015 | $0.015 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.015 per image (1536x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.011 | $0.015 | $0.015 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.036 per image (1024x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.036 | $0.052 | $0.052 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.052 per image (1024x1536, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.036 | $0.052 | $0.052 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.052 per image (1536x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.036 | $0.052 | $0.052 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: retiring 2026-12-01
“| Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Not stated
Editing: Not stated
Image input: Not stated
Text rendering: Not stated

GPT Image 1

gpt-image-1

Retiring 2026-10-23

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-10-23, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. The page names gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare as substitutes. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $10.00 input / $2.50 cached input / $40.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1 | Image | $10.00 | $2.50 | $40.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / - output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| gpt-image-1 | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | - |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / $20.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| gpt-image-1 | Image | $5.00 | $1.25 | $20.00 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.011 per image (1024x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 | Low | $0.011 | $0.016 | $0.016 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.016 per image (1024x1536, low quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Low
Per image, Low, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 | Low | $0.011 | $0.016 | $0.016 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.016 per image (1536x1024, low quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Low
Per image, Low, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| GPT Image 1 | Low | $0.011 | $0.016 | $0.016 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.042 per image (1024x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.042 | $0.063 | $0.063 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.063 per image (1024x1536, medium quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.042 | $0.063 | $0.063 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.063 per image (1536x1024, medium quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - Medium
Per image, Medium, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| Medium | $0.042 | $0.063 | $0.063 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.167 per image (1024x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.167 | $0.25 | $0.25 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.25 per image (1024x1536, high quality)
Per image - 1024x1536 - High
Per image, High, 1024x1536 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.167 | $0.25 | $0.25 |”
developers.openai.com
$0.25 per image (1536x1024, high quality)
Per image - 1536x1024 - High
Per image, High, 1536x1024 (guide cost table)
“| High | $0.167 | $0.25 | $0.25 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: retiring 2026-10-23
“| October 23, 2026 | gpt-image-1 | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Not stated
Editing: Not stated
Image input: Not stated
Text rendering: Not stated

ChatGPT Image (latest)

chatgpt-image-latest

Retiring 2026-12-01

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. The page names gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare as replacements. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $32.00 output per 1M tokens
Per 1M image tokens - Standard
Image tokens, Standard
“| chatgpt-image-latest | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $32.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Text: $5.00 input / $1.25 cached input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens
Text and input tokens - Standard
Text tokens, Standard
“| chatgpt-image-latest | Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | $10.00 |”
developers.openai.com
Image: $4.00 input / $1.00 cached input / $16.00 output per 1M tokens (Batch)
Per 1M image tokens - Batch
Batch rate
Image tokens, Batch
“| chatgpt-image-latest | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $16.00 |”
developers.openai.com

Status: retiring 2026-12-01
“| Dec 1, 2026 | chatgpt-image-latest | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |”
developers.openai.com
Max resolution: Not stated
Editing: Not stated
Image input: Not stated
Text rendering: Not stated

Token-only pricing: the provider publishes no per-image price for this model.

No per-image table is published for this alias.

FAQ

How much does OpenAI image generation cost?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). GPT Image 2.5 Flare: Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). GPT Image 2: Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). GPT Image 1.5: Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $32.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). GPT Image 1 Mini: Image: $2.50 input / $0.25 cached input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). GPT Image 1: Image: $10.00 input / $2.50 cached input / $40.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). ChatGPT Image (latest): Image: $8.00 input / $2.00 cached input / $32.00 output per 1M tokens (Standard). Each is the first price the provider lists for the model, in its own unit, as of October 18, 2026; the model cards list every size and quality.

Which OpenAI image models are retiring?

gpt-image-1.5: retiring 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-1-mini: retiring 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-1: retiring 2026-10-23, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst and chatgpt-image-latest: retiring 2026-12-01, replacement gpt-image-2.5-sunburst.

Sources

Source: developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/image-generation.md
Source: developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md
Source: developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/image-generation
Source: developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md

Verified 2026-10-18 from each provider's own pricing pages and image docs; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. Prices are shown in the provider's own unit and never converted between units. Retirement dates are cross-checked against our deprecations tracker. Prices change without notice; check the linked source before you commit a budget to one.

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FAQ

How much does OpenAI image generation cost?

Which OpenAI image models are retiring?

Sources

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