AI image generator API pricing (per 1,000 images)
Of 3 services that publish a rate per 1,000 images, the lowest is Recraft at $40 and the highest is Google Gemini API image generation (Nano Banana / Imagen) at $67.
Prices are from each vendor's official pricing page, checked on . This page has no affiliate links.
| Rank and service | Rate | Model or condition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Recraft | $40 | Recraft V4 raster image: $0.04 per image (V4.1: $0.035, V4.1 Flash: $0.007). | Source |
| 2. OpenAI Image API (GPT Image) | $42 | gpt-image-1, medium, 1024x1024: $0.042 per image (output only). GPT Image 2 medium: $0.053. GPT Image 1.5 medium: $0.034. GPT Image 1 Mini medium: $0.011. | Source |
| 3. Google Gemini API image generation (Nano Banana / Imagen) | $67 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2), 1K image: $0.067 (Standard). Nano Banana 2.1, 1K: $0.0336. Gemini 3 Pro Image, 1K/2K: $0.134. | Source |
Each rate is for the model or condition in the "Model or condition" column. Rates for other models are on each service's page.
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