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GPT Image 1 API Pricing, Free Access and Cost Examples (2026)

The APIMART live pricing payload currently lists effective token rates for gpt-image-1-official: $4 per million text-input tokens, $1 cached text input, $8 image input, $2 cached image input and $32 image-output tokens. Per-image cost varies with size, quality and modality usage, so the payload does not establish one universal image price. Prices and promotions were observed on September 2, 2026; the live pricing surface and account ledger remain authoritative.

Published cost table

| Option | Observed price | Example A | Example B | Example C | |---|---:|---:|---:|---| | Text input | $4/M tokens | $0.004 for 1K | $0.04 for 10K | $4.00 for 1M | | Cached text input | $1/M tokens | $0.001 for 1K | $0.01 for 10K | $1.00 for 1M | | Image input | $8/M tokens | $0.008 for 1K | $0.08 for 10K | $8.00 for 1M | | Cached image input | $2/M tokens | $0.002 for 1K | $0.02 for 10K | $2.00 for 1M | | Image output | $32/M tokens | $0.032 for 1K | $0.32 for 10K | $32.00 for 1M |

These examples are arithmetic planning estimates. Actual billing depends on the exact model ID, options and completed output recorded by APIMART.

Budgeting workflow

Record the full model ID, cap output quantity or duration, submit through POST /v1/images/generations, store the returned task ID, and reconcile the completed job against the account ledger. Do not treat account signup or a temporary promotion as proof of unlimited free generation.

FAQ

What is the observed GPT Image 1 image-output rate?

The current APIMART pricing payload lists an effective rate of $32 per million image-output tokens.

What is the observed image-input rate?

The current effective rate is $8 per million image-input tokens and $2 per million cached image-input tokens.

Is there one fixed price per image?

No. The reviewed route uses modality token rates and the documentation says size and quality affect billing.

Are failed generations billed?

The endpoint documentation says billing applies to successfully generated images and failures are not charged.

Can the rate change?

Yes. Recheck the exact official model ID and live pricing before production.

Try GPT Image 1 on APIMART

Open the attributed model page or review current APIMART pricing.

Sources and disclosure

Sources: APIMART product or pricing source, endpoint documentation, checked September 2, 2026. APIMART operates the service described here.

APIMART links for this guide

• Open GPT Image 1 on APIMART
• Review current APIMART pricing

Machine-readable schema source

The eventual APIMART CMS page should emit these JSON-LD objects.

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    "dateModified": "2026-09-02",
    "author": {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "name": "APIMART"
    }
  },
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    "@type": "FAQPage",
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      },
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