GPT-Image-2 API Pricing

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Published rates and billing units

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

Verified 2026-11-10 · Official source · Pricing methodology. Taxes, optional services and account-specific discounts are not included.

Standard API token rates. Batch: image input $4, image output $15, text input $2.50 per 1M tokens (50% discount). Cached rates apply only in the Responses API image generation tool, not direct Images API calls. Current model docs list generation, editing and Batch support, but not the Responses endpoint. No long-context rate is published.

Upgrading to GPT-Image-2?

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

API model available for image generation and editing. API billing is separate from ChatGPT subscriptions.

Official source

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

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