GPT Image 1 Model API

openai/gpt-image-1
GPT Image 1 is OpenAI's first-generation image generation model combining language understanding with visual synthesis.
Output
$52 / 1M tokens
Released
Oct 13, 2025

How to use GPT Image 1 Model API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to openai/gpt-image-1.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "openai/gpt-image-1",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "openai/gpt-image-1",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"openai/gpt-image-1","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

GPT Image 1 Model API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$6.5 / 1M tokens
Output
$52 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$1.625 / 1M tokens

GPT Image 1 Model Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Image Editing Arena
980
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of edited images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 21, 2026
Text-to-Image Arena
1011
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 28, 2026

GPT Image 1 Model vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$52 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$78 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Image generation at scale
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
Image generation at scale
$0.0195 / MP (variable)
Image generation at scale

Frequently asked questions

GPT Image 1 Model takes image, text as input and returns image.

GPT Image 1 Model is priced at input $6.5 / 1M tokens, output $52 / 1M tokens, cached input $1.625 / 1M tokens.

GPT Image 1 Model is billed per token, charged separately for input and output.

Yes, GPT Image 1 Model accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

GPT Image 1 Model was built by OpenAI.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with openai/gpt-image-1 as the model id.

Yes. GPT Image 1 Model is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

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