OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
Analysis Summary
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image sits in the Legacy tier on our leaderboard, ranked #406 of 557 published models on overall intelligence. At $10.00 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a generous context window for extended reasoning and code review and supports vision and reasoning.
Editorial notes
GPT-5 Image from OpenAI is a specialised image generation and understanding model with no benchmark data; at $10 per million tokens for both input and output it is expensive for an unverified capability profile.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
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,..
Capabilities
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
openai/gpt-5-image
|
| Provider | openai |
| Release Date | October 14, 2025 |
| Context Length | 400,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 128,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
| Output | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
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