GPT Image 1 Mini API

openai/gpt-image-1-mini
GPT Image 1 Mini transforms text prompts and optional image inputs into high-quality images, allowing precise control over generation parameters such as resolution, quality settings, and artistic style.
Output
$10.4 / 1M tokens
Released
Nov 7, 2025

How to use GPT Image 1 Mini API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to openai/gpt-image-1-mini.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "openai/gpt-image-1-mini",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "openai/gpt-image-1-mini",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"openai/gpt-image-1-mini","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

GPT Image 1 Mini API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$2.6 / 1M tokens
Output
$10.4 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.26 / 1M tokens

Text prompt $2.6/1M · cached text $0.26/1M · generated image tokens $10.4/1M (image input tokens $3.25/1M, cached image tokens $0.325/1M).

GPT Image 1 Mini Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Text-to-Image Arena
1085 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026

GPT Image 1 Mini vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$10.4 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$78 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Image generation at scale
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
Image generation at scale
$0.0195 / MP (variable)
Image generation at scale

Frequently asked questions

GPT Image 1 Mini takes image, text as input and returns image.

GPT Image 1 Mini is priced at input $2.6 / 1M tokens, output $10.4 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.26 / 1M tokens.

GPT Image 1 Mini is billed per token, charged separately for input and output.

Yes, GPT Image 1 Mini accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

GPT Image 1 Mini was built by OpenAI.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with openai/gpt-image-1-mini as the model id.

Yes. GPT Image 1 Mini is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

It generates images from text prompts, functioning as a text-to-image model.

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