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gpt-5-image Cost Calculator - OpenRouter

Calculate the cost of using gpt-5-image from OpenRouter for your AI applications

gpt-5-image Cost Calculator

Mode: Chat

Max: 400,000 tokens

Max: 128,000 tokens

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.010000
Output Cost$0.010000
Total Cost$0.020000

Pricing Details

Input: $0.00001000 per token
Output: $0.00001000 per token
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Model Specifications

Capabilities

✓Vision
✓Reasoning

Limits

Max Input Tokens400,000
Max Output Tokens128,000
Max Tokens128,000

About gpt-5-image

gpt-5-image is a powerful chat AI model offered by OpenRouter. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using gpt-5-image in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$10.00 per 1M tokens
Output Cost$10.00 per 1M tokens

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

Technical Specifications

Maximum Input Tokens400,000
Maximum Output Tokens128,000
Maximum Total Tokens128,000

Pro Tip

Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 400,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 128,000 tokens.

Model Capabilities

✓Vision - Process and understand images
✓Advanced Reasoning - Complex problem-solving capabilities
✓Prompt Caching - Optimize repeated prompts
✓Response Schema - Structured output formatting
When should you use gpt-5-image?

gpt-5-image is best suited for the following scenarios:

  • Image generation from prompts (creative and product mockups)
  • Variant generation and iterative creative workflows
  • Image-heavy content pipelines (ads, thumbnails, concepts)
When should you avoid gpt-5-image?
  • Long-form conversational AI
  • Pure embedding or reranking workloads
  • Audio transcription or text-to-speech (use audio models)
How does gpt-5-image compare to similar models?

This is an image generation model. Compared to text-only models, costs often depend on images generated (and sometimes prompt tokens). When comparing alternatives, consider output quality/style control, throughput, and per-image pricing.

Understanding gpt-5-image pricing
  • gpt-5-image is a image generation model provided by OpenRouter.
  • Input tokens are priced at $10.00 per 1M tokens.
  • Output tokens are priced at $10.00 per 1M tokens.
  • The model supports a maximum input capacity of 400,000 tokens.
  • Maximum output length is 128,000 tokens.
  • For this model, input tokens are more expensive than output tokens, so optimizing your prompts can help manage costs.
  • The model includes vision capabilities for processing and analysing images.
  • Features advanced reasoning capabilities for complex problem-solving tasks.
  • Features prompt caching to optimize costs for repeated prompts.
  • OpenRouter offers gpt-5-image for image generation workloads, prompt-to-image creative workflows and image-heavy content pipelines.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.