per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT Image 1
openai/gpt-image-1
OpenAI's GPT Image 1 generates and edits images via the dedicated Images API. Features accurate text rendering, transparent backgrounds, and up to 16 reference images for edits.
Price
per 1M tokens
Providers
Each row is one seller. Prices are the published rate from that source. A dash means that source did not publish the amount. Sorted by a 3:1 blend of input and output.
| Provider | Tag | Quant | Input | Output | Context | Uptime | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | openai | — | $10/1M | $10/1M | 400K | — | Live | openrouter-endpoints |
Monthly bill
Token models use the token counts. Image, video, and audio models use units times the flat rate.
$20.00 at list price for this workload
Cache
per 1M tokens
Tiers
- Web search
- $0.01 per request
- Image output
- $40 per 1M tokens
Every rate
| Unit | Input | Output | Flat | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| token | $10/1M | $10/1M | Not published— | official |
Price history
input or flat output
input or flat output
Daily snapshots
| UTC date | Unit | Input | Output | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-15 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-16 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-16 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-17 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-17 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-18 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-18 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-19 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-19 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-20 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-20 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-21 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-21 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-22 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-22 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-23 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-23 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-24 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-24 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-25 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-25 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-26 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-26 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-27 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-27 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-28 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-28 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-29 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-29 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-09-30 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-09-30 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-01 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-01 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-02 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-02 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-03 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-03 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-04 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-04 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-05 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-05 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-06 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-06 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-07 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-07 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-08 | image | Not published— | Not published— | $0.04 |
| 2026-10-08 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-09 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-10 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-11 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-12 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-13 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-14 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-15 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-16 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-17 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-18 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-19 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-20 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-21 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-22 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-23 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-24 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-25 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-26 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-27 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-28 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-29 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
| 2026-10-30 | token | $10 | $10 | Not published— |
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Parameters (4)
max_tokensresponse_formatseedstructured_outputs
Call this model
OpenRouter id openai/gpt-image-1. InferenceList does not send the request.
curl
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"openai/gpt-image-1","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
JavaScript
await fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: "Bearer " + process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: "openai/gpt-image-1",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
}),
});
Python
import os, json, urllib.request
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
data=json.dumps({"model": "openai/gpt-image-1", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}).encode(),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json"},
)
print(urllib.request.urlopen(req).read().decode())