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GPT Image 1


GPT Image 1 is OpenAI logoOpenAI's image generation model, available from 3 providers, starting at $5.00 / 1M input and $40.00 / 1M output. A natively multimodal language model that accepts both text and image inputs and produces high-quality image outputs.
Spec
Canonical IDopenai-gpt-image-1
TypeImage Generation
StatusActive
CreatorOpenAIOpenAI
Providers
Input ModalitiesImageText
Output ModalitiesImage
Release Date · 1 year ago
Elo Rating
1070
#130

Capabilities

Input2/5
Text
Image
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text·
Image
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·

Pricing by Provider

ProviderStandardBatch
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Cache Read
$ / 1M
Input
$ / 1M
Cache Read
$ / 1M
OpenAI logo
OpenAI
gpt-image-1
$5.00N/A$1.25$2.50$0.625
Vercel AI Gateway logo
Vercel AI Gateway
openai/gpt-image-1
$5.00$40.00$1.25
Azure AI Foundry logo
Azure AI Foundry
gpt-image-1
$10.00$40.00$1.25

Regional pricing

Provider-specific pricing that varies by region.
Azure AI Foundry logo
Azure AI Foundry
13 regions
RegionStandard
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Cache Read
$ / 1M
Global
Global$10.00$40.00$1.25
Europe
France Central (Paris)/ francecentral$2.75$44.00
Germany West Central (Frankfurt)/ germanywestcentral$1.38$44.00
Poland Central (Warsaw)/ polandcentral$1.38$44.00
Spain Central (Madrid)/ spaincentral$2.75$44.00
Sweden Central (Gävle)/ swedencentral$5.50$44.00
West Europe (Netherlands)/ westeurope$11.00$44.00
US
East US (Virginia)/ eastus$2.75$44.00
East US 2 (Virginia)/ eastus2$2.75$44.00
North Central US (Illinois)/ northcentralus$2.75$44.00
South Central US (Texas)/ southcentralus$2.75$44.00
West US (California)/ westus$11.00$44.00
West US 3 (Phoenix)/ westus3$1.38$44.00

Cost Calculator

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Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
Deep Research Pro Preview (Dec-12-2025)1.0MAvailable
Deep Research Pro Preview (Dec-12-2025)1.0M$2.00$12.00Available
Imagen 4 Fast480$0.000$0.000Available
Imagen 4 Ultra480$0.000$0.000Available
Imagen 4480$0.000$0.000Available
Gen-4 Image Turbo$0.000$0.000Available
Imagen 4 Preview 0606$0.000$0.000Available
Runway Gen-4 Image$0.000$0.000Available
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large77$0.000$0.000Available
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo$0.000$0.000Available
GPT Image 1$5.00$40.00Current

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