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gpt-image-1 Cost Calculator - OpenAI

Calculate the cost of using gpt-image-1 from OpenAI for your AI applications

gpt-image-1 Cost Calculator

Mode: Image Generation

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.005000
Total Cost$0.005000

Pricing Details

Input: $0.00000500 per token
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About gpt-image-1

gpt-image-1 is a powerful image generation AI model offered by OpenAI. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using gpt-image-1 in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$5.00 per 1M tokens

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

When should you use gpt-image-1?

gpt-image-1 is best suited for the following scenarios:

  • Image generation from prompts (creative and product mockups)
  • Variant generation and iterative creative workflows
  • Image-heavy content pipelines (ads, thumbnails, concepts)
When should you avoid gpt-image-1?
  • Long-form conversational AI
  • Pure embedding or reranking workloads
  • Audio transcription or text-to-speech (use audio models)
How does gpt-image-1 compare to similar models?

This is an image generation model. Compared to text-only models, costs often depend on images generated (and sometimes prompt tokens). When comparing alternatives, consider output quality/style control, throughput, and per-image pricing.

Understanding gpt-image-1 pricing
  • gpt-image-1 is a image generation model provided by OpenAI.
  • Input tokens are priced at $5.00 per 1M tokens.
  • OpenAI offers gpt-image-1 for image generation workloads — prompt-to-image creative workflows and image-heavy content pipelines.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.

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