GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst API Pricing: Official vs Resellers (September 2026)
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is an image generation model from OpenAI. We track 4 published prices for it from 1 provider (1 official), last checked 2026-09-28.
Official prices from OpenAI range from $0.00588/image (Low · 1024×1024) to $0.2107/image (Max · 1024×1024), depending on the configuration.
The lowest published price is $0.00588/image from OpenAI (official; Low · 1024×1024). No listed price is below the official price for a matching spec.
Published prices — not yet independently tested. Figures are copied from each provider's public pricing page or pricing API on 2026-09-28. We have not run test generations yet, so a listed price says nothing about reliability or output quality. Every price links to its source.
All published prices (4)
Sorted by normalized price (US dollars per image). Rows without a normalized figure (clip length or unit not stated) are listed last.
| Provider | Type | Spec | Published price | $ / image | × official | Confidence | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Official | Low · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | $0.00588 / image | $0.00588 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NoteToken-billed: image output $30/1M tokens (image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M, cached $2/$1.25). Per-image figure = output-token cost only, computed with OpenAI's own GPT Image 2.5 calculator formula on the image-generation guide (196 output tokens at 1024x1024 low); excludes prompt/input tokens. Calculator treats Sunburst and Flare identically. Batch API not supported for this model. Qualities: low/medium/high/xhigh/max. |
| OpenAI | Official | Medium · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | $0.01317 / image | $0.01317 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NoteToken-billed: image output $30/1M tokens (image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M, cached $2/$1.25). Per-image figure = output-token cost only, computed with OpenAI's own GPT Image 2.5 calculator formula on the image-generation guide (439 output tokens at 1024x1024 medium); excludes prompt/input tokens. Calculator treats Sunburst and Flare identically. Batch API not supported for this model. Qualities: low/medium/high/xhigh/max. |
| OpenAI | Official | High · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | $0.05268 / image | $0.05268 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NoteToken-billed: image output $30/1M tokens (image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M, cached $2/$1.25). Per-image figure = output-token cost only, computed with OpenAI's own GPT Image 2.5 calculator formula on the image-generation guide (1756 output tokens at 1024x1024 high); excludes prompt/input tokens. Calculator treats Sunburst and Flare identically. Batch API not supported for this model. Qualities: low/medium/high/xhigh/max. |
| OpenAI | Official | Max · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | $0.2107 / image | $0.2107 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NoteToken-billed: image output $30/1M tokens (image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M, cached $2/$1.25). Per-image figure = output-token cost only, computed with OpenAI's own GPT Image 2.5 calculator formula on the image-generation guide (7024 output tokens at 1024x1024 max); excludes prompt/input tokens. Calculator treats Sunburst and Flare identically. Batch API not supported for this model. Qualities: low/medium/high/xhigh/max. xhigh = 3122 tokens = $0.09366. |
× official = normalized price ÷ the cheapest official price for the same model and spec. ~ marks a relaxed match: tier, resolution or audio is unspecified on one side, and every compatible official spec costs the same. — = no unambiguous official price to compare.
Confidence: “Pricing page” = read on the provider’s own pricing or docs page; “Pricing API” = read from a public API response. “BYO” tiers are bring-your-own-account estimates, not per-call prices.
FAQ
- What is the official GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst API price?
- Official prices from OpenAI range from $0.00588/image (Low · 1024×1024) to $0.2107/image (Max · 1024×1024), depending on the configuration. Official configurations: $0.00588/image (Low · 1024×1024); $0.01317/image (Medium · 1024×1024); $0.05268/image (High · 1024×1024); $0.2107/image (Max · 1024×1024).
- What is the cheapest GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst API?
- The lowest published price is $0.00588/image from OpenAI (official; Low · 1024×1024). No listed price is below the official price for a matching spec. Prices were checked on 2026-09-28; they are published prices, not results of our own test generations.