OpenAI Image API (GPT Image) pricing and free tier
Paid plan prices could not be confirmed on the official page. API: $42 per 1,000 images. Checked on the official pricing page on .
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| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Usage limit |
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OpenAI Image API (GPT Image) official pages
| Website | openai.com |
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| Pricing page | https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing |
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| Currency | USD |
| Free tier | — |
| Commercial use on free plan | — |
| API per 1,000 images | $42gpt-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 |
API only. The pricing page lists token rates; per-image estimates are in the image generation guide. Input tokens are billed separately.
Cheapest plans of other AI image generator tools
| Service | Monthly | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Krea | $9 | 100 compute units/day. 1 concurrent generation. |
| Playground | $15 | 10 images per 3 hours (comparison table says 5). 3 credits/month. 2 downloads/day. |
| Ideogram | $20 | 30 credits/week. Sign-in with Google, Apple or Microsoft only. Images are public. |
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