OpenAI: gpt-image-1-mini
gpt-image-1-mini is an image generation model from OpenAI released on Aug 26, 2025. It reads text and images and writes text and images.
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It costs $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.20, 90% less than fresh input.
It supports prompt caching.
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Poe.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $2 / $8 per 1M
- Context
- n/a
- Max output
- n/a
- Released
- Aug 26, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
gpt-image-1-mini pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $2 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $8 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.20 / 1M tokens | 90% off input |
gpt-image-1-mini providers
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Poe. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI First party | n/a | n/a | – | n/a | n/a |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $2 | $8 | $0.20 | n/a | n/a |
| Poe | n/a | n/a | – | n/a | n/a |
What gpt-image-1-mini costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
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gpt-image-1-mini questions
How much does the gpt-image-1-mini API cost?
$2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.20. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
Which providers serve gpt-image-1-mini?
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Poe. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Is gpt-image-1-mini open source?
No. OpenAI serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was gpt-image-1-mini released?
Aug 26, 2025.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on gpt-image-1-mini?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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