Image API prices

What an AI image costs, per image.

GPT Image 2 from $0.0048, Nano Banana 2 from $0.04, FLUX.2 [pro] from $0.024, Seedream 5.0 Pro from $0.0293 for one image at about one megapixel. Every provider in one unit, per image and per thousand.

Cheapest provider for each model

Cheapest API provider for each AI image model at about one megapixel, US dollars
ModelCheapestPer image1,000 imagesOfficial APIProviders
GPT Image 2any size · lowEachLabs$0.0048$4.80$0.006OpenAI · low13
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstany size · lowEachLabs$0.0048$4.80—7
Nano Banana 21Kkie.ai$0.04$40.00$0.067Gemini API16
Nano Banana Proany sizeAPIYI$0.09$90.00$0.134Gemini API17
Nano Banana 2.11KAPIMart$0.012$12.00$0.0336Gemini API12
Imagen 4any sizeGoogle Vertex AI$0.04$40.00$0.04Google Vertex AI5
FLUX.2 [pro]1MPAPIMart$0.024$24.00$0.03Black Forest Labs16
FLUX.2 [max]1MPAPIMart$0.056$56.00$0.07Black Forest Labs12
FLUX 3 Image1KReplicate$0.024$24.00$0.048Black Forest Labs8
Seedream 5.0 Pro1KAPIMart$0.0293$29.30$0.0423Volcengine17
Seedream 4.5any sizeAPIMart$0.026$26.00$0.04BytePlus15
Qwen-Image 3.01KAPIMart$0.0206$20.60$0.03Alibaba Cloud11
Wan 2.7 Imageany sizeAPIMart$0.0216$21.60$0.03Alibaba Cloud12
Grok Imagine Image 2.0any sizeAPIMart$0.015$15.00$0.04xAI13
Ideogram 4.5any size · lowfal$0.03$30.00$0.100Ideogram · high7
Recraft V4.1any sizefal$0.035$35.00$0.035Recraft7
Kling Image 3.0any sizefal$0.028$28.00$0.028Kling4
Runway Gen-4 Imageany sizeCometAPI$0.008$8.00—4
Z-Image Turboany sizeSiliconFlow$0.005$5.00$0.015Alibaba Cloud12

One image at about one megapixel (1K or 1024x1024), or the single price a provider charges for any size, at the cheapest quality it sells. Relay channels and "from" prices stay in the model tables but don't set these. Each model links to every provider, size and quality.

All models

GPT Image

Nano Banana

Imagen

FLUX

Seedream

Qwen-Image

Wan

Grok Imagine

Ideogram

  • Ideogram 4.0from $0.0075 · 8
  • Ideogram 3.0from $0.03 · 7
  • Ideogram 4.5from $0.03 · 7
  • Ideogram 2.0from $0.05 · 1
  • Ideogram 2afrom $0.025 · 1
  • Ideogram 4.0q Fastfrom $0.0053 · 1
  • Ideogram 4.0q Instantfrom $0.0075 · 1

Recraft

Kling

  • Kling Image 3.0from $0.028 · 4
  • Kling Image O1from $0.028 · 3
  • Kling Image O3from $0.028 · 3
  • Kling 3.0 Imagefrom $0.028 · 1
  • Kling Imagefrom $0.0067 · 1
  • Kling Image 2.1from $0.014 · 1
  • Kling Image 3.0 Omnifrom $0.028 · 1
  • Kling O1 Imagefrom $0.028 · 1

Midjourney

  • Midjourney V8.1from $0.086 · 1
  • Midjourney V8.2from $0.086 · 1
  • Midjourney VFastfrom $0.0113 · 1
  • Midjourney VRelaxfrom $0.0038 · 1
  • Midjourney VTurbofrom $0.025 · 1

Runway Gen-4 Image

Z-Image

  • Z-Image Turbofrom $0.005 · 12
  • Z-Imagefrom $0.004 · 1
  • Z-Image Basefrom $0.01 · 1

Hunyuan Image

MiniMax Image

Stable Diffusion

Luma

HiDream

  • HiDream I1 Fullfrom $0.024 · 2
  • HiDream O1 Imagefrom $0.01 · 2
  • HiDream I1 Fastfrom $0.01 · 1
  • HiDream L1 Fastfrom $0.005 · 1
  • HiDream O1 1.5from $0.044 · 1
  • HiDream O1 Image Devfrom $0.02 · 1

Krea

  • Krea 2 Turbofrom $0.015 · 2
  • Krea 2 Largefrom $0.06 · 1
  • Krea 2 Mediumfrom $0.03 · 1
  • Krea 2 Medium Turbofrom $0.015 · 1
  • Krea 2 Rawfrom $0.015 · 1

MAI-Image

  • MAI-Image-2.6from $0.120 · 2
  • MAI-Image-2.5from $0.05 · 1
  • MAI-Image-2.5 Flashfrom $0.03 · 1
  • MAI-Image-2.5 Profrom $0.120 · 1
  • MAI-Image-2.6 Flashfrom $0.04 · 1

Bria

  • Bria 3.2from $0.04 · 1
  • Bria Fibo 2from $0.04 · 1
  • Bria Fibo Litefrom $0.036 · 1
  • Bria Fibo Toolsfrom $0.04 · 1

Higgsfield Soul

  • Higgsfield Soul 2from $0.0032 · 1
  • Higgsfield Soul Standardfrom $0.0938 · 1

Reve

  • Reve Create Imagefrom $0.0312 · 1
  • Reve Imagefrom $0.052 · 1

Riverflow

  • Riverflow 2.0 Fastfrom $0.02 · 1
  • Riverflow 2.0 Profrom $0.150 · 1
  • Riverflow 2.5 Fastfrom $0.021 · 1
  • Riverflow 2.5 Profrom $0.235 · 1

How the numbers are made

One unit

US dollars for one image at the size and quality the provider quotes. A per-megapixel price is the price of a one-megapixel image; yuan at 7.1 per dollar.

Feeds first

Black Forest Labs, xAI, Runware, Atlas Cloud, CometAPI, kie.ai and Higgsfield publish machine-readable prices; those rows are rebuilt from the feed every day.

Every page, every day

Every other price keeps the exact text it was read from. The page is re-read daily; a price that disappears is left out until a person checks it. Results go to a public repository.

Official means the maker

"Official API" is only the model maker's own API: OpenAI for GPT Image, Google for Nano Banana, Black Forest Labs for FLUX. Runway or Vertex reselling another lab's model counts as a reseller.

Relays and "from" prices

An offer more than 70% below the maker's price is tagged as a relay channel. Midjourney has no API of its own, so its offers are tagged unofficial. Neither sets a headline price.

Who made this

The developer of Jutsu Studio. No provider pays to be listed or ranked.

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FAQ.

Which AI image API is the cheapest?

For one image at about one megapixel, the cheapest current models are GPT Image 2 ($0.0048 at EachLabs), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst ($0.0048 at EachLabs), Z-Image Turbo ($0.005 at SiliconFlow). Price alone says nothing about quality; GPT Image, Nano Banana Pro and FLUX.2 [max] cost more because they do more.

How much does the GPT Image 2 API cost per image?

From $0.0048 per image at EachLabs (low quality). OpenAI's own price at 1024x1024 is $0.006 at low quality; higher quality costs more. Checked November 2, 2026.

How much does Nano Banana 2 cost per image?

From $0.04 per 1K image at kie.ai. Google's own price is $0.067 on Gemini API. 2K and 4K images cost more; every size is on the model's page.

How are prices compared when providers bill differently?

Every price is in US dollars for one image at the size and quality the provider quotes. A per-megapixel price counts as the price of a one-megapixel image, token prices are used only where the provider states how many tokens an image takes, and yuan are converted at 7.1 per dollar. The headline price is for about one megapixel (1K or 1024x1024); the price as the provider states it is shown next to each offer.

How often is the table updated?

Daily. A script reads each provider's price feed or pricing page and confirms every price is still there; a price that disappears is left out until a person checks it.

Is this comparison independent?

It is made by the developer of Jutsu Studio, a free Mac app for Higgsfield. No provider pays to be listed or ranked. The Higgsfield sign-up links are referral links; they don't change its place in any table.