OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
GPT-5 Image from OpenAI is a distinctive multimodal model capable of generating images as output, from a trusted provider with a large context window, but it has no benchmark data available and its very high pricing ($10/$10 per million tokens) makes it difficult to recommend without performance evidence.
Assessment date: March 14, 2026
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GPT-5 Image combines OpenAI's GPT-5 model with state-of-the-art image generation capabilities. It offers major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience while incorporating GPT Image 1's superior instruction following, text rendering, and detailed image editing.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text + Image + File → Text + Image |
| Tokenizer | GPT |
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
| Output | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
