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Cheap AI image API

Every official AI image model ranked by price per image. The cheapest starts at $0.0007 (FLUX.2 [klein] 4B); prices are up to 95% below the official list price, and failed generations are free.

Models
19
7 developers
From
$0.0007/image
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
Below official
up to 95%
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
Failed runs
$0
refunded automatically

Ranked by price

Image models, cheapest first

Starting price per image at each model's lowest tier, next to the official list price. Select a column to sort.

Cheap AI image API: models, specs and prices. Select a column header to sort.
$0.0007/image
1K
$0.014/image
up to 95%
$0.70
save $13.30
2K
Up to 4
$0.0017/image
1K
$0.015/image
up to 89%
$1.70
save $13.30
2K
—
$0.0055/image
1K square
$0.015/image
up to 63%
$5.50
save $9.50
1k 16:9
—
$0.0066/image
1K · low
$0.0074/image
up to 12%
$6.60
save $0.80
4K
Up to 16
$0.0066/image
1K · low
$0.0074/image
up to 12%
$6.60
save $0.80
4K
Up to 16
$0.0151/image
1K
$0.018/image
up to 16%
$15.10
save $2.90
2K
Up to 10
$0.022/image
1K
$0.0416/image
up to 59%
$22.00
save $19.60
4K
Up to 14
$0.022/image
1K · low
$0.04/image
up to 63%
$22.00
save $18.00
2K
Up to 3
$0.0227/image
1K
$0.03/image
up to 24%
$22.70
save $7.30
2K
Up to 3
FLUX.2 [pro]
Black Forest LabsAPIPricing
$0.0264/image
1 MP
$0.03/image
up to 36%
$26.40
save $3.60
4 MP
Up to 8
$0.0275/image
Image
$0.04/image
up to 31%
$27.50
save $12.50
1K
Up to 4
$0.0303/image
1K
$0.035/image
up to 13%
$30.30
save $4.70
2K
Up to 10
$0.0315/image
1K
$0.04/image
up to 21%
$31.50
save $8.50
2K
Up to 3
$0.0322/image
1K
$0.045/image
up to 28%
$32.20
save $12.80
2K
Up to 10
FLUX 3
Black Forest LabsAPIPricing
$0.0423/image
1K
$0.048/image
up to 12%
$42.30
save $5.70
4K
Up to 10
FLUX.2 [flex]
Black Forest LabsAPIPricing
$0.044/image
1 MP
$0.05/image
up to 12%
$44.00
save $6.00
4 MP
—
$0.055/image
Image
$0.08/image
up to 31%
$55.00
save $25.00
1K
Up to 4
FLUX.2 [max]
Black Forest LabsAPIPricing
$0.0616/image
1 MP
$0.07/image
up to 12%
$61.60
save $8.40
4 MP
—
$0.099/image
1K
$0.14/image
up to 46%
$99.00
save $41.00
4K
Up to 14

Prices are live from our catalog. Official list prices are the developers' own published API prices. Every tier: full price list.

How to choose

The cheapest option at each resolution

Cheapest 1K
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B — $0.0007 per image (official $0.014).
Cheapest 2K
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B — $0.0027 per image (official $0.017).
Cheapest 4K
Nano Banana 2.1 — $0.0495 per image (official $0.1214).

Why it costs less

Official models, priced below list

The same official models, served for less. How our inference works.

01

Official partnerships

Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing on the official models.

02

Our own inference engine

For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.

03

Automatic routing

Every request is routed to the fastest, most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.

How it works

About the Cheap AI Image API

Same official models, lower prices

Prices are below list because of official lab partnerships, our own inference engine for open-source models, and automatic routing of every request to the most cost-effective healthy channel.

Compare like for like

Per-image prices depend on output size and, for some models, quality. Compare at the size you'll publish.

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FAQ

Cheap AI Image API questions

FLUX.2 [klein] 4B, from $0.0007 per image at 1K — $0.70 per 1,000 images.

No. These are the developers' official models with the same output as their own APIs; the price difference comes from how we buy and serve capacity.

There is no subscription. Credits are prepaid from $10 and work across every model in the API and the Studio; failed generations are refunded automatically, and the quote endpoint prices any request for free before you run it.

No. One Cheaper Gen. API key and balance covers ByteDance, Google, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, xAI, Alibaba and Krea. Every model uses the same request shape: POST /v1/run/{endpoint}, then poll or receive a webhook.