GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst API Pricing

OpenAI · other available · Rates verified .

Published rates and billing units

Billing dimensionUSD list price
Text input / 1M tokens$5.00
Cached text input / 1M tokens$1.25
Image input / 1M tokens$8.00
Cached image input / 1M tokens$2.00
Image output / 1M tokens$30.00

Verified 2026-11-09 · Official source · Pricing methodology. Taxes, optional services and account-specific discounts are not included.

Standard API token rates. Cached image-input pricing applies only to images generated with the Responses API; Batch image output is $15 per 1M tokens.

Upgrading to GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst?

Official replacement: GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst · Comparable token savings unavailableGPT-Image-1.5: Image input $8.00 / 1M image tokens · Cached image input $2.00 / 1M image tokens · Image output $32.00 / 1M image tokens · Text input $5.00 / 1M text tokens · Cached text input $1.25 / 1M text tokens · Text output $10.00 / 1M text tokens → GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst: Image input $8.00 / 1M image tokens · Cached image input $2.00 / 1M image tokens · Image output $30.00 / 1M image tokens · Text input $5.00 / 1M text tokens · Cached text input $1.25 / 1M text tokens Source ↗
Official replacement: GPT-Image-2.6 Flare · Comparable token savings unavailableGPT-Image-1.5: Image input $8.00 / 1M image tokens · Cached image input $2.00 / 1M image tokens · Image output $32.00 / 1M image tokens · Text input $5.00 / 1M text tokens · Cached text input $1.25 / 1M text tokens · Text output $10.00 / 1M text tokens → GPT-Image-2.6 Flare: Image input $8.00 / 1M image tokens · Cached image input $2.00 / 1M image tokens · Image output $30.00 / 1M image tokens · Text input $5.00 / 1M text tokens · Cached text input $1.25 / 1M text tokens Source ↗

Image and text token meters are separate; no fixed image-token savings mix is assumed. Not a quality or compatibility claim. Full calculator →

OpenAI image pricing history

USD · units shown per rate
● Main
  1. GPT-Image-2.6 FlareFirst seen 2026-11-10
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $30.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Status unverified
    Verified 2026-11-09
  2. GPT-Image-2.6 SunburstFirst seen 2026-11-10
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $30.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Status unverified
    Verified 2026-11-09
  3. GPT-Image-2.5 FlareReleased
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $30.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Latest
    Verified 2026-11-09
  4. GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstReleased
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $30.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Latest
    Verified 2026-11-09
  5. GPT-Image-2Released
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $30.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Available · older version
    Verified 2026-11-10
  6. GPT-Image-1.5Released
    Image input: $8.00 / 1M image tokensCached image input: $2.00 / 1M image tokensImage output: $32.00 / 1M image tokensText input: $5.00 / 1M text tokensCached text input: $1.25 / 1M text tokensText output: $10.00 / 1M text tokens
    Rate first observed
    Deprecated · 2026-12-01
    Verified 2026-11-10

Newest first. Release dates describe the model, not when today's rates took effect. Observations show when we recorded rates, not launch pricing. Image and text token meters are separate; no fixed image-token savings mix is assumed. How we verify

Availability and billing scope

GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst is listed as other available. Charges follow the billing units above, not a general text-token calculator.

Official source

https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.md

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