GPT Image 1
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openai/gpt-image-1 · by OpenAI · Autoregressive
Pricing — 1 offering(s)
Low · 1024×1024
- $0.011 / image Current 2026-06-09 → 2026-10-23
Medium · 1024×1024
- $0.042 / image Current 2026-06-09 → 2026-10-23
High · 1024×1024
- $0.17 / image Current 2026-06-09 → 2026-10-23
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Capability profile
Prompt adherence strong
Compositional accuracy strong
Text rendering strong
Photorealism strong
Artistic style range strong
Resolution ceiling moderate
Inference speed weak
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GenEval | 0.84 | Third-party GenEval result for GPT Image 1 [High], among the strongest of any model on GenEval. Independent aggregation, not an OpenAI figure. | independent ↗ |
Operator guidance
Route here for best-in-class prompt adherence and text when latency and cost are acceptable. Avoid for high-throughput or print-resolution work, and note the deprecation — plan a migration path (newer GPT Image models) for anything long-lived.
Use cases
- Complex instructions followed faithfully, with strong in-image text
- Conversational / agentic generation via the OpenAI stack
- Editing and reference-guided generation
Provenance notice
- Outputs carry C2PA content-credential metadata
- Subject to OpenAI safety filtering
Limitations
- Deprecated: OpenAI has scheduled support to end 2026-10-23
- Higher latency and cost (esp. High quality) than distilled diffusion models
- Architecture undisclosed; closed weights
- Limited output resolutions