gpt-image-1

OpenAI pricing for gpt-image-1.

Updated October 16, 2026

Input / 1M

$10.00

Output / 1M

$40.00

Cached Input

$2.50

Context Window

128K

Standard Input

$10.00 / 1M

Base prompt input rate

Standard Output

$40.00 / 1M

Completion output rate

Prompt Caching -50%

$2.50 / 1M

Cached prompt context

Batch API -50%

$5.00 / 1M

Asynchronous 24h batch

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OpenAI retires gpt-image-1 on 23 Oct 2026. Successor: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst.

Image generation models

All rates listed in USD per 1 Million (1M) tokens unless noted

StandardBatch

Pricing Metric / Parameter	Standard RATE (per 1M)	Batch RATE (per 1M)
Modality	Image	Image
Input	$10.00	$5.00
Cached input	$2.50	$1.25
Output	$40.00	$20.00

Source: OpenAI official pricing page, verified 2026-10-16. Prices in USD per 1M tokens.

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