How much does GPT Image 2 cost?

GPT Image 2 costs $5 per 1 million input tokens and $30 per 1 million output tokens. This pricing is set by OpenAI.

What tokenizer does GPT Image 2 use?

GPT Image 2 uses the o200k_base tokenizer. This is OpenAI's latest tokenizer, optimized for efficiency with a vocabulary of ~200,000 tokens.

What is GPT Image 2's context window?

GPT Image 2 supports a context window of 32K tokens (32,000 tokens). The maximum output length is 7K tokens.

How does GPT Image 2 compare to other models?

You can compare GPT Image 2's pricing and capabilities against other LLMs in the comparison table above, or visit the full pricing page for a side-by-side view of all models.

How do I count tokens for GPT Image 2?

Use the token counter at the top of this page or visit the homepage calculator. Paste your text and it will show the exact token count and cost for GPT Image 2 using the o200k_base tokenizer.

GPT Image 2

Last verified September 9, 2026 · OpenAI pricing ↗

$5.00/1M input · $30.00/1M output · 32K context · OpenAI

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Pricing Details

OpenAIImage generation and editing. Text input $5.00, cached text input $1.25, image input $8.00, cached image input $2.00, image output $30.00 per 1M; the stored output rate is the IMAGE output rate. BATCH halves all five: $2.50 / $0.625 / $4.00 / $1.00 / $15.00. Superseded by GPT Image 2.5 on 2026-09-08, which carries this exact rate card; OpenAI now tells new integrations to use a 2.5 model, while this remains the named replacement for all four retiring image models. Tokens per 1024x1024 image: low 196 ($0.00588), medium 1,756 ($0.05268), high 7,024 ($0.21072). Note GPT Image 2.5 renumbered these tiers down one rung, so its high costs what this model's medium cost. Its own model page carries no pricing block; rates live only on the pricing page. A widely circulated claim that GPT Image 2.5 doubled prices came from comparing THIS model's batch column against 2.5's standard column, which the pricing page's tab defaults make easy: the Standard pane opens showing only the two 2.5 models and the Batch pane only gpt-image-2. Still first on Artificial Analysis' text-to-image leaderboard at high (Elo 1178, 14,585 comparisons) as of 2026-09-09. RETIRING SIBLINGS: gpt-image-1 shuts down 2026-10-23; gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest shut down 2026-12-01, all replaced by this model.

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Output / 1M tokens

$30

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32K

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