GPT-5 Image Pricing
FlagshipOpenAI · 400K tokens context
GPT-5 Image from OpenAI costs $10.00 per 1 million input tokens and $10.00 per 1 million output tokens as of June 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 400,000-token context window (approximately 300,000 words) with a 128K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0100 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.1000.
| Input price | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 1.0× |
| Context window | 400,000 tokens (~300,000 words) |
| Maximum output | 128,000 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0100 |
| Tier | Flagship |
| Last verified |
GPT-5 Image combines OpenAI's GPT-5 model with state-of-the-art image generation capabilities. It offers major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience while incorporating GPT Image 1's superior instruction following,...
Input Price
$10.00
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$10.00
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
400K tokens
max 128K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.0133 | $0.004 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.0333 | $0.01 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.05 | $0.015 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $1.00 | $0.30 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Large 400K-token context window
- ✓Frontier-class quality on complex tasks
- ✓Multimodal: understands images as well as text
Limitations
- –Premium pricing — overkill for simple tasks
- –Quality and availability can vary by hosting provider
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