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AI Image Generation Pricing
Compare per-image cost across 12+ providers — OpenAI DALL-E 3, Flux Pro, Imagen 4, SDXL, Recraft, Ideogram, Midjourney effective rate.
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The AITOT AI Image Generation Pricing calculator compares cost per image across 12 providers — OpenAI DALL-E 3, Black Forest Labs Flux Schnell/Dev/Pro, Google Imagen 4, Stable Diffusion XL, Recraft V3, Ideogram 3.0, Midjourney (subscription effective rate), Adobe Firefly, and Luma Photon.
Flux Schnell at $0.0027/image is the cheapest production-grade option. Flux 1.1 Pro at $0.04 leads on price-quality. Google Imagen 4 at $0.06 has the best text rendering. DALL-E 3 HD at $0.08 is premium-priced for commercial-license clarity. The calculator surfaces all 12 side-by-side.
Toggle image count + quality to see monthly bill at your scale. Commercial-use tier is surfaced per provider — Midjourney requires Pro plan; some providers restrict EU/government use. Pricing refreshed monthly from official docs.
Cheapest
OpenAI · GPT Image 1 mini
Fast / draft · 1024×1024
$20.00
| Provider | Model | Quality / size | Per image | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | GPT Image 1 mini Token-based: $2.50/M input, $8/M output (verified 2026-06-06). Calculator estimate. | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.002 | $20.00 |
| Replicate | SDXL (community) Per-second compute billing; varies by hardware | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.0025 | $25.00 |
| Black Forest Labs | Flux Schnell | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.003 | $30.00 |
| Replicate | Flux Schnell (hosted) | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.003 | $30.00 |
| OpenAI | GPT Image 2 (low) Token-based: $8/M input, $30/M output. Calculator estimate at 1024². | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.006 | $60.00 |
| Imagen 4 Fast | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.02 | $200.00 | |
| Black Forest Labs | Flux Dev | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.025 | $250.00 |
| Ideogram | Ideogram 3.0 Turbo | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.03 | $300.00 |
| Imagen 4 | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 | |
| Black Forest Labs | Flux Pro 1.1 | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 |
| Stability AI | SDXL | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 |
| Stability AI | SD3.5 Turbo | Fast / draft 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 |
| Recraft | Recraft V3 Best for text-in-image | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 |
| Midjourney | Midjourney v7 (effective) $30/mo Standard plan ÷ ~750 fast images | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.04 | $400.00 |
| OpenAI | GPT Image 2 (medium) Token-based — varies with prompt detail and reference images. | Standard (1024) 1024×1024 | $0.053 | $530.00 |
| Imagen 4 Ultra | HD / Pro (2K+) 2048×2048 | $0.06 | $600.00 | |
| Black Forest Labs | Flux Pro 1.1 Ultra | HD / Pro (2K+) 2048×2048 | $0.06 | $600.00 |
| Stability AI | Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large | HD / Pro (2K+) 1024×1024 | $0.065 | $650.00 |
| Recraft | Recraft V3 SVG Vector output | HD / Pro (2K+) vector | $0.08 | $800.00 |
| Ideogram | Ideogram 3.0 | HD / Pro (2K+) 1024×1024 | $0.08 | $800.00 |
| OpenAI | GPT Image 2 (high) Token-based; edit-heavy workflows can run 2-3× baseline. | HD / Pro (2K+) 1024×1024 | $0.211 | $2,110.00 |
| OpenAI | GPT Image 1.5 (high) Token-based: $8/M input, $32/M output (verified 2026-06-06). Estimate; now pricier than GPT Image 2. | HD / Pro (2K+) 1024×1024 | $0.225 | $2,250.00 |
Prices for default resolution per provider. Some models charge per generation step or token — quoted rates are average steady-state per final image.
What this calculator does
12 providers compared
DALL-E 3, Flux 1.1 family, Imagen 4, SDXL, Recraft, Ideogram, Midjourney, Firefly, Luma Photon.
Quality / size toggle
See cost difference for HD vs SD, 1024² vs 2048². DALL-E 3 HD is 2× SD.
Monthly + per-image
Both per-image cost and total monthly bill at your generation volume.
Commercial-use surfaced
Each provider's commercial-use tier shown — important for production work.
Text rendering quality
Imagen 4 + Ideogram 3.0 lead on text rendering. Tool flags this in details.
Refreshed monthly
All 12 providers updated on the 1st from official pricing docs.
Quick comparison
Cost per 1024×1024 image (2026 list price)
| Provider | Per Image | Per 1k | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flux Schnell | $0.0027 | $2.70 | Cheap dev iteration |
| SDXL (Replicate) | $0.0035 | $3.50 | Customizable |
| Ideogram 3.0 | $0.04 | $40 | Text rendering |
| Flux 1.1 Pro | $0.04 | $40 | Best quality / price |
| Recraft V3 | $0.04 | $40 | Vector + brand consistency |
| Google Imagen 4 | $0.06 | $60 | Photorealism + text |
| DALL-E 3 HD | $0.08 | $80 | OpenAI ecosystem |
Midjourney effective rate ~$0.020 on $30/mo Pro plan (200 fast generations).
How to use this calculator
Find the cheapest AI image generator for your use case across 12 providers.
- 1
Set images per month
Your expected monthly generation volume. The calculator scales per-image cost to monthly bill.
- 2
Pick quality tier
Standard for drafts, HD for final. DALL-E 3 HD doubles cost; Flux Pro vs Schnell is 15×.
- 3
Filter by commercial-use
If you sell the output, filter out providers with restricted commercial tiers.
- 4
Compare and pick
Sort by monthly cost or by quality tier. Save scenarios for budgeting.
Why use this calculator
- ✓12 providers refreshed monthly
- ✓Commercial-use tier surfaced
- ✓Quality + size variation modeled
- ✓Text rendering quality flagged
- ✓Free tier limits surfaced
- ✓No login required