Model Cost Profile

OpenAI: GPT-5 Image

Developer: openai

Pricing updated Mar 16, 2026

Input rank: #333Output rank: #300

Live Pricing

Input: $10.00

Output: $10.00

Pricing via OpenRouter API Β· Last synced Mar 16, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5 Image model offers a substantial context window of 400,000 tokens, making it suitable for complex tasks such as generating detailed visual descriptions or analyzing large datasets. Teams utilizing this API can expect a cost of $10.00 per million tokens for both input and output, which allows for budget planning based on expected usage. This model is particularly beneficial for applications in creative industries, research, and data analysis where extensive context is essential for accurate results.

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Context Window

400,000

Tokens

Input Price / 1M

$10.00

Prompt tokens

Output Price / 1M

$10.00

Completion tokens

Top Benchmark

Pending

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Quality & Benchmarks

Evaluation scores for OpenAI: GPT-5 Image. The β€œTop Benchmark” shown above is the highest-priority score available (MMLU > GPQA > MATH > HumanEval).

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Price History

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Current Input / 1M

$10.00

Current Output / 1M

$10.00

Performance History

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