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GPT Image 2.5 Text to Image API

Text to Image with GPT Image 2.5 by OpenAI. OpenAI's top image model — precise edits, perfect text, up to 4K.

FromUp to −12%
$0.0066/imgOfficial price $0.0074

per image · 1K · low

Try GPT Image 2.5 Text to Image

0/5000

Output image shape.

Output size tier: 1K (≈1 MP), 2K (≈4 MP) or 4K (≈8 MP, experimental).

Rendering effort. Higher quality uses more output tokens and costs more; xhigh and max are for final assets.

Estimated cost…

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Write a prompt, pick your settings and hit Run. You only pay for successful generations.

Also available: GPT Image 2.5 Image Edit

GPT Image 2.5 Text to Image API

POST/api/v1/run/openai/gpt-image-2.5/text-to-image

Submits an asynchronous job and returns 202 with a generation id. Poll GET /api/v1/generations/{id} or pass webhook_url. See job lifecycle.

Input parameters

NameTypeDescriptionAffects price
promptrequiredstringDescribe the shot: subject, action, camera movement, lighting and style.No
aspect_ratiostring (enum)Output image shape.
Values: 1:1 · 3:2 · 2:3 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 5:4 · 4:5 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 21:9 · 9:21
Default: 1:1
Yes
resolutionstring (enum)Output size tier: 1K (≈1 MP), 2K (≈4 MP) or 4K (≈8 MP, experimental).
Values: 1K · 2K · 4K
Default: 1K
Yes
qualitystring (enum)Rendering effort. Higher quality uses more output tokens and costs more; xhigh and max are for final assets.
Values: low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Default: medium
Yes
webhook_urlstring (URL)Optional. We POST the finished generation here, signed with your webhook secret. WebhooksNo

Request

curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/openai/gpt-image-2.5/text-to-image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "prompt": "A minimalist poster for a jazz night called “BLUE HOUR”, saxophone silhouette, deep blue and brass, clean typography",
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
  "resolution": "1K",
  "quality": "medium"
}'

Response

{
  "id": "gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4",
  "object": "generation",
  "model": "openai/gpt-image-2.5",
  "endpoint": "openai/gpt-image-2.5/text-to-image",
  "mode": "text-to-image",
  "status": "queued",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A minimalist poster for a jazz night called “BLUE HOUR”, saxophone silhouette, deep blue and brass, clean typography",
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
    "resolution": "1K",
    "quality": "medium"
  },
  "output": null,
  "error": null,
  "cost": {
    "amount_usd": 0.2255,
    "currency": "usd",
    "estimated": true,
    "official_usd": null,
    "saved_usd": null
  },
  "source": "api",
  "started_at": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "urls": {
    "get": "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/generations/gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4",
    "cancel": "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/generations/gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4/cancel"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-15T09:21:04Z"
}

GPT Image 2.5 pricing

Pay per image. No subscription. Failed generations are refunded automatically.

TierOfficial priceCheaper Gen.
1K · low
1024×1024
$0.0074/img$0.0066/img
2K · low
2048×2048
$0.013/img$0.012/img
1K · medium
1024×1024
$0.015/img$0.013/img
2K · medium
2048×2048
$0.029/img$0.025/img
1K · high
1024×1024
$0.055/img$0.048/img
2K · high
2048×2048
$0.109/img$0.096/img
  • Official price: OpenAI API list price for gpt-image-2.5-sunburst ($30 / 1M image output tokens, $5 / 1M text input, $8 / 1M image input). Prices verified 2026-10-16.
  • Per-image figures are for square images and include a typical prompt; each input image adds about $0.016.
  • xhigh and max quality cost more — see the price in the playground.

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