GPT-5 Image Mini

OpenAI chatimage_genreasoningvision Long

API ID: openai/gpt-5-image-mini

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Input Price
$2.50
/1M tokens
Output Price
$2.00
/1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.25
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About GPT-5 Image Mini

GPT-5 Image Mini combines OpenAI's advanced language capabilities, powered by [GPT-5 Mini](https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5-mini), with GPT Image 1 Mini for efficient image generation. This natively multimodal model features superior instruction following, text rendering, and detailed image editing with reduced latency and cost. It excels at high-quality visual creation while maintaining strong text understanding, making it ideal for applications that require both efficient image generation and text processing at scale.

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Price Ranking
#1048 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
400k
Max Output
128k
Release Date
2025-10-16
Capabilities
chat image_gen reasoning vision
Input Modalities
fileimagetext
Output Modalities
imagetext

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$1.73
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$55.50
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$80.25
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with GPT-5 Image Mini API

OpenAI Python SDK 
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5-image-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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