Pricing and billing

What an image costs with each model, the makers’ official prices, a budget for generation and how refunds work.

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One amber glass bottle with a plain black cap stands in the center of a low, round pale-stone plinth against a matte beige background. The bottle has no label or lettering.

Pricing and billing

A failed request is free: how paying per image works

The amount is charged when you send a request, and if no image comes back, it goes straight back to your balance. Here’s how that looks in the API response and in the portal.

November 2, 2026

A clear rectangular perfume bottle with an ivory cap and a thin gold ring at the neck stands on a pale round stage against a warm beige wall. The bottle is about half full of pale yellow-gold liquid. Soft light from the left lays broad bands of light on the wall and the floor. The bottle is centered with open space around it. There is no lettering.

Pricing and billing

GPT Image 2.5 API price per image

Prices per image: GPT Image 2.5 at 1K; GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare at 1K, 2K, and 4K. Why OpenAI quotes tokens, and how to count a budget.

November 2, 2026

Pricing and billing

How much do 10,000 AI images cost? Work out a budget

We work through examples of 10,000 images a month, across models and resolutions. Failed requests do not end up in the bill, and a template for your own calculation is at the end.

November 2, 2026