GPT Image 2 API Pricing: Official vs Resellers (September 2026)
GPT Image 2 is an image generation model from OpenAI. We track 39 published prices for it from 20 providers (1 official, 9 aggregators, 10 resellers), last checked 2026-09-28.
Official prices from OpenAI range from $0.00600/image (Low · 1024×1024) to $0.211/image (High · 1024×1024), depending on the configuration.
The lowest published price is $0.00544/image from Atlas Cloud (aggregator; Developer-low · 1024×1024). Measured against the official price for the same spec, the largest listed discount is ~0.60× official (PiAPI, reseller; Medium).
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 (39)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Developer-low · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 Developer Text-to-Image low 1024x1024 | $0.00544 / image | $0.00544 | — | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). 'Developer' variant 50% below listed official; difference from standard variant not explained. Marked estimated. |
| OpenAI | Official | Low · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.006 / image | $0.00600 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NotePer-image output cost stated in OpenAI's 'Calculating costs' table; 1024x1536 / 1536x1024 = $0.005. Token rates: image output $30/1M, image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M. Batch API: 50% off token rates (image output $15/1M). Supports sizes up to 3840px edge (2K/4K). Input tokens billed extra. |
| fal.ai | Aggregator | Low · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.006 / image | $0.00600 | 1.00× | Pricing page | fal.ai | NoteToken-billed ($8/M image in, $30/M image out); per-image figure from fal page size/quality table. Default quality high. |
| APIMart | Reseller | 1KListed as: gpt-image-2 1K | $0.0085 / image | $0.00850 | — | Pricing page | apimart.ai | NoteListed 'original' $0.2109 for 1K (shown as ~96% saving); separate token-billed 'gpt-image-2-official' route also listed. Sponsor copy claims 'from $0.006/image'. 2K $0.014, 4K $0.021. |
| WaveSpeedAI | Aggregator | Low · 1KListed as: GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image | $0.01 / image | $0.0100 | 1.67× | Pricing page | wavespeed.ai | NoteList price; model page '5% OFF' promo (discount_rate=95; medium 1k per run $0.057). Other cells: low 2k $0.02/4k $0.03; medium 2k $0.10/4k $0.18; high 2k $0.40. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Low · 1024×1024Listed as: Openai GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image low 1024x1024 | $0.01088 / image | $0.01088 | 1.81× | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). Marked estimated (token-based); 0% discount vs listed official. |
| Replicate | Aggregator | LowListed as: openai/gpt-image-2 (quality=low) | $0.012 / image | $0.0120 | ~2.00× | Pricing page | replicate.com | NotePrice per output image by quality; page does not tie price to size (sizes 1024x1024 up to 3840x2160 selectable). quality=auto billed as high ($0.128). Optional openai_api_key ("uses proxy if not provided"). |
| EvoLink | Reseller | Beta channel · 1KListed as: GPT Image 2 Beta (flat-rate route) | $0.015 / image | $0.0150 | — | Pricing page | evolink.ai | Note"1K output ... One image per call" $0.015 (1.02 credits). /lowest-price-guarantee compares this to fal.ai medium quality $0.037 ("60% OFF") - different route/quality basis. Credits shown on page; site states 1 credit ≈ $0.0147. |
| Defapi | Reseller | spec not statedListed as: GPT-Image-2 | $0.02 / image | $0.0200 | — | Pricing API | defapi.org | NotePer request; size/quality not stated. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Developer-medium · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 Developer Text-to-Image medium 1024x1024 | $0.02884 / image | $0.02884 | — | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). 'Developer' variant 50% below listed official; difference from standard variant not explained. Marked estimated. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Developer · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 Developer Medium 1024x1024 | $0.02884 / image | $0.02884 | — | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | Note'Developer' variant (separate model ID, heavily discounted; what differs from the standard route is not explained on the pricing page). -50%. |
| APIYI | Reseller | VipListed as: gpt-image-2-vip | $0.03 / image | $0.0300 | — | Pricing API | docs.apiyi.com | NotePer call in default/image2_OSS groups; official gpt-image-2 is token-billed ($0.2 base, image2Enterprise group 1.2x). Route for -vip not documented as official. |
| Kie.ai | Reseller | 1KListed as: gpt image 2, text-to-image, 1k | $0.03 / image | $0.0300 | — | Pricing page | kie.ai | NoteKie credits: standard rate $0.005/credit (stated in kie.ai billing UI text; $1,250 top-up gets +10% bonus). 6 credits/image. Kie-listed official/fal reference $0.219 (-86.3%). |
| LaoZhang API | Reseller | Vip · 1K/2K/4KListed as: gpt-image-2-vip | $0.03 / image | $0.0300 | — | Pricing page | docs.laozhang.ai | NotePer-call price in non-official groups. Public pricing JSON (api.laozhang.ai/api/pricing) shows this model in a token group named 'GPT Image 2 Reverse' (gpt_image_2_reverse), i.e. not the official OpenAI API route. Official-forward GPT Image is token-billed at OpenAI list price (Sora2Official group) or list +20% (Enterprise group, ratio 1.2). |
| Unifically | Reseller | 1KListed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.03 / image | $0.0300 | — | Pricing page | unifically.com | Note2K $0.05, 4K $0.08. |
| PiAPI | Reseller | MediumListed as: gpt-image-2 (medium) | $0.032 / image | $0.0320 | ~0.60× | Pricing page | piapi.ai | NoteBilled $30 / 1M output tokens; '~$0.032/image medium'; only quality=medium accepted. gpt-image-2-preview is $0.10 flat. |
| Crazyrouter | Reseller | spec not statedListed as: gpt-image-2 | $0.0377 / image | $0.0377 | — | Pricing API | crazyrouter.com | NoteBase $0.058 x 0.65; page shows $0.0377 '-35%'. Token-billed 'gpt-image-2-t' also listed. |
| Runware | Aggregator | spec not statedListed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.0426 / image | $0.0426 | — | Pricing API | content.runware.ai | NoteToken-billed ($8/M image input, $30/M image output, $5/M text input). $0.0426 is Runware's published text-to-image example cost; quality/size of the example not stated. |
| Replicate | Aggregator | MediumListed as: openai/gpt-image-2 (quality=medium) | $0.047 / image | $0.0470 | ~0.89× | Pricing page | replicate.com | NotePrice per output image by quality; page does not tie price to size (sizes 1024x1024 up to 3840x2160 selectable). quality=auto billed as high ($0.128). Optional openai_api_key ("uses proxy if not provided"). |
| Infer | Reseller | spec not statedListed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.05 / image | $0.0500 | — | Pricing page | tryinfer.com | NoteQuality/resolution not stated. Price read from the model page catalog data (per tier); Infer does not publish a credit unit. |
| Kie.ai | Reseller | 2KListed as: gpt image 2, text-to-image, 2k | $0.05 / image | $0.0500 | — | Pricing page | kie.ai | NoteKie credits: standard rate $0.005/credit (stated in kie.ai billing UI text; $1,250 top-up gets +10% bonus). 10 credits/image. Kie-listed official/fal reference $0.234. |
| OpenAI | Official | Medium · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.053 / image | $0.0530 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NotePer-image output cost stated in OpenAI's 'Calculating costs' table; 1024x1536 / 1536x1024 = $0.041. Token rates: image output $30/1M, image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M. Batch API: 50% off token rates (image output $15/1M). Supports sizes up to 3840px edge (2K/4K). Input tokens billed extra. |
| Together AI | Aggregator | spec not statedListed as: GPT Image 2 (openai/gpt-image-2) | $0.053 / image | $0.0530 | — | Pricing page | together.ai | NoteSingle price; page lists 1K/2K/4K and does not state quality tier. |
| fal.ai | Aggregator | Medium · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.053 / image | $0.0530 | 1.00× | Pricing page | fal.ai | NoteToken-billed ($8/M image in, $30/M image out); per-image figure from fal page size/quality table. Default quality high. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Medium · 1024×1024Listed as: Openai GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image medium 1024x1024 | $0.05768 / image | $0.05768 | 1.09× | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). Marked estimated (token-based); 0% discount vs listed official. / Token-billed; single-image estimate; 0% discount. Low 1024x1024 $0.01088. |
| EvoLink | Reseller | Medium · 1K · editListed as: GPT Image 2 (token route, medium, 1K, one reference) | $0.059 / image | $0.0590 | — | Pricing page | evolink.ai | NoteWorked example on page vs official $0.065 ("-10%"); token rates $0.027/1K output image tokens vs $0.030 official. High 2K example $0.386 vs $0.429. Credits shown on page; site states 1 credit ≈ $0.0147. |
| Segmind | Aggregator | Medium · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.06 / image | $0.0600 | 1.13× | Pricing page | segmind.com | NoteSegmind measured example (Apr 22, 2026). |
| WaveSpeedAI | Aggregator | Medium · 1KListed as: GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image | $0.06 / image | $0.0600 | 1.13× | Pricing page | wavespeed.ai | NoteList price; model page '5% OFF' promo (discount_rate=95; medium 1k per run $0.057). Other cells: low 2k $0.02/4k $0.03; medium 2k $0.10/4k $0.18; high 2k $0.40. |
| Kie.ai | Reseller | 4KListed as: gpt image 2, text-to-image, 4k | $0.08 / image | $0.0800 | — | Pricing page | kie.ai | NoteKie credits: standard rate $0.005/credit (stated in kie.ai billing UI text; $1,250 top-up gets +10% bonus). 16 credits/image. Kie-listed official/fal reference $0.413. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | Developer-high · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 Developer Text-to-Image high 1024x1024 | $0.1079 / image | $0.1079 | — | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). 'Developer' variant 50% below listed official; difference from standard variant not explained. Marked estimated. |
| Replicate | Aggregator | HighListed as: openai/gpt-image-2 (quality=high) | $0.128 / image | $0.128 | ~0.61× | Pricing page | replicate.com | NotePrice per output image by quality; page does not tie price to size (sizes 1024x1024 up to 3840x2160 selectable). quality=auto billed as high ($0.128). Optional openai_api_key ("uses proxy if not provided"). |
| OpenAI | Official | High · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.211 / image | $0.211 | 1.00× | Pricing page | developers.openai.com | NotePer-image output cost stated in OpenAI's 'Calculating costs' table; 1024x1536 / 1536x1024 = $0.165. Token rates: image output $30/1M, image input $8/1M, text input $5/1M. Batch API: 50% off token rates (image output $15/1M). Supports sizes up to 3840px edge (2K/4K). Input tokens billed extra. |
| fal.ai | Aggregator | High · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.211 / image | $0.211 | 1.00× | Pricing page | fal.ai | NoteToken-billed ($8/M image in, $30/M image out); per-image figure from fal page size/quality table. Default quality high. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | High · 1024×1024Listed as: Openai GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image high 1024x1024 | $0.2157 / image | $0.2157 | 1.02× | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | NoteAtlas pricing catalog row (embedded JSON on /pricing/models, fields our_price vs official_price). Marked estimated (token-based); 0% discount vs listed official. |
| Segmind | Aggregator | High · 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2 | $0.22 / image | $0.220 | 1.04× | Pricing page | segmind.com | NoteToken-billed (table: $6.25/M text in, $10/M image in, $37.50/M image out; page prose says $8/$30 -> inconsistent). Per-image figure is Segmind's example 'measured from live API header deductions on April 22, 2026'. Low $0.01, medium $0.06. |
| WaveSpeedAI | Aggregator | High · 1KListed as: GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image | $0.22 / image | $0.220 | 1.04× | Pricing page | wavespeed.ai | NoteList price; model page '5% OFF' promo (discount_rate=95; medium 1k per run $0.057). Other cells: low 2k $0.02/4k $0.03; medium 2k $0.10/4k $0.18; high 2k $0.40. |
| ModelsLab | Aggregator | 1024×1024Listed as: GPT Image 2.0 Text To Image | $0.30 / image | $0.300 | — | Pricing page | modelslab.com | NoteModelsLab wallet price (premium third-party models are billed per call from a prepaid wallet; wallet top-ups require an active subscription, min $21/mo). 'Your request will cost $0.3 per image' at default size 1024x1024. Page price_rules contain 'markup': 2 over OpenAI token prices (output $30/M tokens), default_quality low. |
| WaveSpeedAI | Aggregator | High · 4KListed as: GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image | $0.72 / image | $0.720 | — | Pricing page | wavespeed.ai | NoteList price; model page '5% OFF' promo (discount_rate=95; medium 1k per run $0.057). Other cells: low 2k $0.02/4k $0.03; medium 2k $0.10/4k $0.18; high 2k $0.40. |
| OpenRouter | Aggregator | spec not statedListed as: OpenAI: GPT Image 2 | — | — | — | Pricing API | openrouter.ai | NoteToken-billed: $30/M output image tokens, $8/M image input, $5/M text input (same as OpenAI list). Per-image cost depends on quality/size; not stated by OpenRouter or OpenAI pricing page. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst/Flare also listed at identical token rates. |
× 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 API price?
- Official prices from OpenAI range from $0.00600/image (Low · 1024×1024) to $0.211/image (High · 1024×1024), depending on the configuration. Official configurations: $0.00600/image (Low · 1024×1024); $0.0530/image (Medium · 1024×1024); $0.211/image (High · 1024×1024).
- What is the cheapest GPT Image 2 API?
- The lowest published price is $0.00544/image from Atlas Cloud (aggregator; Developer-low · 1024×1024). Measured against the official price for the same spec, the largest listed discount is ~0.60× official (PiAPI, reseller; Medium). Prices were checked on 2026-09-28; they are published prices, not results of our own test generations.