Official API prices · Updated September 2026

AI Image Cost Calculator

See what the same images cost on every major AI image model.

Resolution

Prices are per generated image. Reference-image fees, taxes and volume discounts are not included.

How is AI image generation priced?

Most image APIs charge a fixed price per image that rises with resolution. OpenAI models also charge more for higher quality settings, and FLUX bills by megapixel.

What is the cheapest AI image model?

Small models such as FLUX.2 [klein], Grok Imagine and GPT Image at low quality cost around $0.01–0.02 per image. Premium models at 4K can cost $0.15–0.40 per image.

What is Nano Banana?

Nano Banana is the nickname for Google's Gemini image models. Nano Banana 2 is Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Nano Banana Pro is Gemini 3 Pro Image.