GPT Image 2 costs between $0.0060 and $0.211 per image at 1024×1024 depending on the provider. Cheapest verified path: OpenAI (Low quality) at $0.0060. Prices stamped 2026-09-07; labels below state how each number was obtained.
GPT Image 2 pricing
OpenAI's newest image model — token-billed with quality tiers that span a 35× price range per image.
How much does GPT Image 2 cost per image?
| Provider | Price /image (1024²) | Provider's own unit | vs official | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI · Low qualitycheapest | $0.0060 | $0.006 per image (low quality, 1024×1024)USD per image by quality tier | — | Verified2026-09-07 | source |
| OpenAI · Medium quality | $0.053 | $0.053 per image (medium quality, 1024×1024)USD per image by quality tier | — | Verified2026-09-07 | source |
| OpenAI · High quality | $0.211 | $0.211 per image (high quality, 1024×1024)USD per image by quality tier | — | Verified2026-09-07 | source |
Published per-image rates at 1024×1024 by quality tier; portrait/landscape sizes differ slightly and thousands of resolutions are supported. OpenAI also bills the prompt's input tokens on top of the per-image output price.
What would GPT Image 2 cost you?
| Model · provider | $/image (1024²) | Total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 · OpenAI (Low quality) | $0.0060 | — | verified |
| GPT Image 2 · OpenAI (Medium quality) | $0.053 | — | verified |
| GPT Image 2 · OpenAI (High quality) | $0.211 | — | verified |
Totals use the normalized canonical rate (USD per image at 1024×1024, default quality). Resolution multipliers, minimum charges, and tier effects can change real invoices — check each model page.
Price history
- 2026-09-07 — Added to the index: official prices read live from the provider's public pricing page (verified), aggregator rates carried from the operator's cost audit (2026-03-23).
Every future change to a GPT Image 2 price lands in the public change log.
Frequently asked
How much does GPT Image 2 cost per image?
GPT Image 2 costs between $0.0060 and $0.211 per 1024×1024 image depending on the provider and tier (stamped 2026-09-07).
What do 1,000 images cost with GPT Image 2?
Between $6 and $211 for 1,000 images at 1024×1024, using the normalized canonical rate. Real invoices vary with resolution, quality tier, and input-token charges.
What is the cheapest way to run GPT Image 2?
The lowest verified price in the index is $0.0060/image via openai (Low quality). Check the label — only live-verified prices are guaranteed current.
How is GPT Image 2 billed under the hood?
Per output token: image output is billed at $30 per 1M tokens (read 2026-09-07), and the tokens per image depend on quality and size. OpenAI publishes the per-image equivalents shown here — $0.006 low, $0.053 medium, $0.211 high at 1024×1024 — plus input-token charges for the prompt.
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Data provenance: Official prices read live from the provider's public pricing page on 2026-09-07; aggregator rates carried from the FairStack operational cost audit, 2026-03-23 (price-audit-full.json). For quality benchmarks (not pricing), seeArtificial Analysis — we index cost, they index quality.