Arooj Ishtiaq
Fri Mar 27 2026
7 mins Read
With GPT Image 1.5 turning ideas into vivid images effortlessly, pinning down the GPT Image 1.5 cost is key to smart creation. Explore the varying access models designed for everyone from solo artists to teams, each balancing expense, simplicity, and scale in unexpected ways. What's your ideal fit?
GPT Image 1.5 Pricing on Official OpenAI API
OpenAI prices GPT Image 1.5 on a per-million-token basis, with separate rates for image modality tokens and text modality tokens, and separate pricing for standard and batch API access. The tables below reflect the officially published pricing.
Standard API Pricing
Standard API access is used for real-time, on-demand generation, where outputs are returned immediately in response to each request.
| Modality | Input | Cached Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | $8.00 per 1M tokens | $2.00 per 1M tokens | $32.00 per 1M tokens |
| Text | $5.00 per 1M tokens | $1.25 per 1M tokens | $10.00 per 1M tokens |
Batch API Pricing
Batch API access is designed for asynchronous, high-volume generation where requests are processed in bulk rather than in real time. OpenAI's batch pricing is exactly half the standard rate across all token types, making it the most cost-efficient route for large-scale production workflows where immediate turnaround is not required.
| Modality | Input | Cached Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | $4.00 per 1M tokens | $1.00 per 1M tokens | $16.00 per 1M tokens |
| Text | $2.50 per 1M tokens | $0.63 per 1M tokens | $5.00 per 1M tokens |
The key cost driver across both tiers is the output token rate, which is four times higher than the input rate for both image and text modalities. Output tokens represent the model's generation of the image itself, so generation-heavy workflows, where you are producing many images per session, accumulate cost primarily through output token consumption rather than input.
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Per-Image Output Pricing:
The number of tokens generated depends on image dimensions and quality:
| Quality | Square (1024×1024) | Portrait (1024×1536) | Landscape (1536×1024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 272 tokens | 408 tokens | 400 tokens |
| Medium | 1056 tokens | 1584 tokens | 1568 tokens |
| High | 4160 tokens | 6240 tokens | 6208 tokens |
GPT Image 1.5 charges based on the tokens each image consumes. As image quality or dimensions increase, the model uses more tokens, which raises the per-image price shown in the table below.
| Model | Quality | 1024 × 1024 (Square) | 1024 × 1536 (Portrait) | 1536 × 1024 (Landscape) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 1.5 | Low | $0.009 | $0.013 | $0.013 |
| Medium | $0.034 | $0.05 | $0.05 | |
| High | $0.133 | $0.2 | $0.2 |
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GPT Image 1.5 Pricing on ImagineArt
For creators and teams who want to use GPT Image 1.5 without managing API configuration or token-based billing, ImagineArt provides access through a straightforward credit system. GPT Image 1.5 consumes 35 credits per image generation on ImagineArt.
ImagineArt uses credits as the currency across all its tools — image generation, video generation, workflows, and apps. Credits are assigned monthly and do not roll over. The table below shows how many GPT Image 1.5 generations each plan supports based on the 35-credit-per-generation rate:
| Plan | Monthly Price | Credits/Month | GPT Image 1.5 Generations/Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 (refreshes every 24 hours) | ~2 generations |
| Basic | $9 | 2,000 | ~57 generations |
| Standard | $30 | 8,000 | ~228 generations |
| Ultimate | $50 | 16,000 | ~457 generations |
| Creator | $250 | 100,000 | ~2,857 generations |
ImagineArt also offers quarterly and yearly billing with discounts applied:
- Quarterly billing: 15% discount — Standard drops to $25/month effective, Ultimate to $41/month effective
- Yearly billing: 30% discount — Standard drops to $20/month effective, Ultimate to $34/month effective, Creator to $175/month effective
- Credits still refresh monthly regardless of billing term — unused credits expire at month's end and are replaced with a fresh allotment
If you reach your credit limit before the month ends, you can either upgrade to a higher plan or purchase top-up credits as a one-time purchase without changing your existing subscription. For teams managing shared production budgets, ImagineArt's enterprise plan provides centralised billing, shared credit pools, and team-level access controls.
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Real-World Cost Scenarios
To make the pricing concrete across both API and ImagineArt access, here is what different generation volumes cost per month under each route:
| Monthly Volume | OpenAI Standard API (image output tokens) | OpenAI Batch API (image output tokens) | ImagineArt Standard Plan | ImagineArt Ultimate Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 images | Approx. $3.20 in output tokens plus input costs | Approx. $1.60 in output tokens plus input costs | $30/month covers ~228 images | $50/month covers ~457 images |
| 500 images | Approx. $16 in output tokens plus input costs | Approx. $8 in output tokens plus input costs | Requires Standard or Ultimate plan | $50/month covers ~457; top-up for remainder |
| 1,000 images | Approx. $32 in output tokens plus input costs | Approx. $16 in output tokens plus input costs | Requires Creator plan or top-ups | $250/month Creator covers ~2,857 images |
| 5,000 images | Approx. $160 in output tokens plus input costs | Approx. $80 in output tokens plus input costs | Creator plan at $250/month covers ~2,857; top-up for remainder | Creator plan at $250/month covers ~2,857; top-up for remainder |
Note: The ImagineArt figures reflect the fixed 35 credits per generation rate applied against each plan's monthly credit allocation.
For enterprise teams running production at significant scale through ImagineArt, the enterprise plan provides custom credit allocations negotiated directly with the ImagineArt team, which may offer more cost-effective per-generation rates than the standard Creator plan for very high monthly volumes.
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Arooj Ishtiaq
Arooj is a SaaS content writer specializing in AI models and applied technology. At ImagineArt, she creates sharp, product-focused content that helps creators and businesses understand, adopt, and get real value from AI tools.