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GPT Image 2.5 Cost Calculator
OpenAI's current image models (Flare and Sunburst share token rates). Billed per token; figures below are the image-output cost for a 1024×1024 image at each quality tier — prompt and reference-image input tokens are extra. Quality moves price far more than size does.
GPT Image 2.5 cost at volume (Low quality · 1024×1024, 1024×1024)
| Images / month | Output fees (1 attempt each) | At 2 attempts per usable image |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $6.00 | $12.00 |
| 10,000 | $60.00 | $120.00 |
| 100,000 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $6,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
Full GPT Image 2.5 rate table
| Plan | 1024×1024 |
|---|---|
| Low quality · 1024×1024 | $0.0060 |
| Medium quality · 1024×1024 | $0.013 |
| High quality · 1024×1024 | $0.053 |
| X-High quality · 1024×1024 | $0.094 |
| Max quality · 1024×1024 | $0.211 |
API model ID: gpt-image-2.5 · Source: OpenAI API pricing page, per-image output costs as published Sep–Oct 2026. Rate source ↗ · Verified 2026-10-12
GPT Image 2.5 pricing FAQ
How much does GPT Image 2.5 cost per image?
GPT Image 2.5 starts at $0.0060 per image (Low quality · 1024×1024, 1024×1024) on published API list rates verified 2026-10-12. The default plan at 1024×1024 costs $0.0060 per image before retries.
How much does GPT Image 2.5 cost for 10,000 images a month?
At $0.0060 per image (Low quality · 1024×1024, 1024×1024), 10,000 generations cost $60.00 in output fees. Budget roughly double if you average two attempts per usable image — $120.00 — and more if your edits carry heavy reference-image input, which token-billed models charge separately.
Is GPT Image 2.5 billed per image or per token?
GPT Image 2.5 bills per token under the hood; the per-image figures on this page are the vendor's own conversions at each size and quality tier. Input tokens (prompts and reference images) are charged on top of the output figures.