OpenAI · Image Generation
GPT Image 2.5 (Sunburst / Flare) Pricing
$30 per 1M image-output tokens; input billed separately
per million image-output tokens
Free tier
No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison.
Commercial use
Check the provider's current API terms.
Billing unit
per million image-output tokens
Advantages
- Resolution and billing method are stated alongside the source link.
- Prompt, reference, output quality, and image dimensions can change the final bill.
Disadvantages
- Prompt and reference-image input may add cost.
- Output size and quality settings can change the per-image total.
Example workload cost
At 100,000 image-output tokens, the output-token portion is $3. Prompt and reference-image input tokens are additional.
This is an estimate from the listed rate, not a vendor quote. Actual charges can vary with model options, discounts, minimums, retries, and plan terms.
Token rate: $30 per million image-output tokens plus image/text input rates. Per-image cost changes with output resolution and quality.
Verify on OpenAI's pricing page →
The date marks the latest check of the model and displayed rate against the linked source; other plan and regional conditions may differ. How pricing data is collected.
Compare with other Image Generation tools
| Tool | Price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2)Google | $0.067 per 1K image (output only) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ImageGoogle | $0.0336 per 1K image (output only) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| GPT Image 2.5 (Sunburst / Flare)OpenAI | $30 per 1M image-output tokens; input billed separately | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0xAI | $0.04 per image (1K/2K listed) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Runway Gen-4 Image (720p)Runway | $0.05 per 720p image (5 credits) | Paid API credits; developer credits listed at $0.01 each. |