gpt-image-1-mini pricing
gpt-image-1-mini from OpenAI costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and not published per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.200 per 1M.
API id gpt-image-1-mini · OpenAI · source · updated 2026-09-25 · image generation
This is an image generation model. Its pricing is not comparable to chat models, and it is excluded from the site's cheapest-model rankings for that reason.
$2.00
Input / 1M tokens
—
Output / 1M tokens
$0.200
Cached input / 1M
—
Context window
gpt-image-1-mini specifications
- Provider
- OpenAI
- API id
gpt-image-1-mini- Model type
- image generation
- Context window
- — tokens
- Max output
- not published
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- First-party
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
Tags
- fast
- vision
What gpt-image-1-mini costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0020 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.10 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $2.00 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
gpt-image-1-mini price history
| Recorded | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | $2.00 | — |
| 2026-08-23 | $2.50 | $8.00 |
| 2026-08-22 | $2.00 | — |
Common questions
- How much does gpt-image-1-mini cost per 1M tokens?
- gpt-image-1-mini costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and not published per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.200 per 1M.
- What is gpt-image-1-mini's context window?
- OpenAI does not publish a context window for gpt-image-1-mini on its pricing page.
- Is there a cheaper OpenAI model than gpt-image-1-mini?
- Yes. omni-moderation-latest is free per 1M input tokens versus $2.00 for gpt-image-1-mini.
- Where does this gpt-image-1-mini price come from?
- Directly from OpenAI's published pricing page, re-read every day and normalized to USD per 1,000,000 tokens.