OpenAI
OpenAIGPT Image 1
OpenAI's natively multimodal image model. Billed by tokens (text in, image tokens out) rather than per image, so cost scales with resolution and quality.
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Source: OpenAI images, OpenAI pricing
Price per 1M tokens
$5 in / $40 out
Cache read$1.25 / M
Batch discount-50%
ModalitiesText, Image → Image
Specs
Details that do not fit the rate card above.
Max resolution1536 x 1024
Quality tierslow, medium, high
Pricing
Every billing leg from the live catalog, in USD per 1M tokens.
| Billing leg | Rate | Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5 / M | $2.5 / M |
| Output | $40 / M | $20 / M |
| Cache read | $1.25 / M | $0.625 / M |
Cost calculator
Billing-grade math over the rate card above, including the thinking tokens most estimates miss.
Estimated monthly cost
$1.8K
at current list prices
Fresh input$1.0K
Cached input$0.00
Output$800
Provider
Where this model runs, and what it charges.
| Platform | Input / M | Output / M | Cache read / M | Batch | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenAI | $5 | $40 | $1.25 | ✓ | First-party API |
Price history
Has this model gotten cheaper or more expensive?
No changePriced at $5 / $40 per 1M since June 3, 2026.
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