How much does gpt-image-2 cost per month?

For a chatbot handling 10,000 requests a day with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens each, gpt-image-2 costs about $6,000 per month at OpenAI's list prices ($5.00 per 1M input tokens, $30.00 per 1M output tokens).

Does gpt-image-2 support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached input costs $1.25 per 1M tokens, compared with $5.00 for regular input.

How long is gpt-image-2's context window?

OpenAI has not published a context length for gpt-image-2.

gpt-image-2 API Pricing

OpenAI · released Apr 21, 2026 · API model ID gpt-image-2

gpt-image-2 by OpenAI API pricing: $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens (provider list price via models.dev, Oct 10, 2026).

Prices

gpt-image-2 prices, USD per 1M tokens
Price	USD per 1M tokens
Input	$5.00
Output	$30.00
Cache read	$1.25
Cache write	Not published

OpenAI's list price for its own API, as compiled by models.dev and checked Oct 10, 2026, 09:00 UTC. Prices on cloud platforms and resellers can differ. Provider documentation

Estimated monthly cost

$6,000

per month

per day: $200.00
per request: $0.02

Cost = input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price, 30 days a month. Cached input uses the cache read price. Cache write fees are not included.

Compare this workload across models

Monthly cost by workload

Workload	Per month
Chatbot1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day	$6,000/mo
RAG8,000 in / 500 out tokens, 5,000 requests a day	$8,250/mo
Coding agent50,000 in / 2,000 out tokens, 1,000 requests a day, 80% cached input	$4,800/mo

Context and capabilities

Context: Not published
Max output: Not published
Input: text, image
Output: image
Knowledge cutoff: Not published
Open weights: No
Tool calling: No
Reasoning: No
Structured outputs: No

Capabilities and limits as listed by models.dev.

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Price history

No price changes since we started tracking on Oct 8, 2026.

Questions

How much does gpt-image-2 cost per month?: For a chatbot handling 10,000 requests a day with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens each, gpt-image-2 costs about $6,000 per month at OpenAI's list prices ($5.00 per 1M input tokens, $30.00 per 1M output tokens).
Does gpt-image-2 support prompt caching?: Yes. Cached input costs $1.25 per 1M tokens, compared with $5.00 for regular input.
How long is gpt-image-2's context window?: OpenAI has not published a context length for gpt-image-2.