AI image model prices
Median price of one standard job for 114 AI image models across 17 providers; 43 have a public price. Sources on every number, updated daily. As of 17 Oct 2026.
AI image model prices, cheapest first
| Model | Maker | Category | Median price | Official | Quality | Providers counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax Image-01 | MiniMax | Image | $0.0035/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| FLUX.3 Klein | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.009/image | $0.009/image · = official | — | 1 of 2 |
| FLUX.3 Klein | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.009/image | $0.009/image · = official | — | 1 of 2 |
| Nucleus Image | NucleusAI | Image | ≈$0.010/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Qwen Image 2512 | Alibaba | Image | $0.020/image | — | 1125 (1121.975443710228–1128.8556206278247) · rank 44 | 1 of 2 |
| Qwen-Image | Alibaba | Image | $0.020/image | — | 1057 (1054.246803309234–1059.3949120929776) · rank 66 | 1 of 2 |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | OpenAI | Image | $0.024/image | — | 1398 (1390.8614981286673–1404.3875278615594) · rank 2 | 1 of 3 |
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | OpenAI | Image | $0.024/image | — | 1425 (1417.728086984543–1431.3798902809883) · rank 1 | 1 of 3 |
| HiDream I1 Full | HiDream | Image | $0.024/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| FLUX Kontext [dev] | Black Forest Labs | Image | ≈$0.025/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Seedream 4 | ByteDance | Image | ≈$0.027/image | — | 1140 (1133.3030246048577–1146.435329657004) · rank 39 | 1 of 2 |
| Kling Image V3 | Kuaishou | Image | $0.028/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Krea 3 | Krea | Image | $0.030/image | $0.030/image · = official | — | 3 of 3 |
| FLUX 2 Pro | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.030/image | $0.030/image · = official | 1153 (1150.5090134642398–1156.1306161750063) · rank 32 | 1 of 2 |
| Nano Banana 2.1 | Image | $0.032/image | $0.034/image · −5% | — | 2 of 2 | |
| Qwen Image 3 | Alibaba | Image | $0.035/image | — | — | 2 of 2 |
| Seedream 5 Lite | ByteDance | Image | ≈$0.035/image | — | — | 1 of 3 |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite | Image | ≈$0.037/image | $0.034/image · +10% | — | 2 of 3 | |
| Nano Banana 2.1 | Image | ≈$0.037/image | $0.034/image · +10% | 1328 (1319.0209704869621–1336.5468317532002) · rank 6 | 2 of 2 | |
| Nano Banana | Image | ≈$0.038/image | — | — | 1 of 2 | |
| FLUX 1.1 Pro | Black Forest Labs | Image | ≈$0.040/image | — | 1016 (1012.1118493807812–1019.1250219182317) · rank 73 | 1 of 2 |
| FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Image | ≈$0.040/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Qwen Image 2.1 | Alibaba | Image | $0.040/image | — | 1223 (1216.2807943705886–1229.5757775012114) · rank 19 | 1 of 1 |
| Qwen Image 3 Pro | Alibaba | Image | $0.040/image | — | — | 1 of 1 |
| Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance | Image | ≈$0.040/image | — | 1149 (1145.9584093267254–1151.0654109156367) · rank 36 | 1 of 2 |
| Seedream 5 Pro | ByteDance | Image | ≈$0.041/image | — | 1255 (1251.574734630583–1259.4180361275057) · rank 12 | 1 of 2 |
| Nano Banana 2.1 Edit | Image | ≈$0.044/image | — | — | 1 of 1 | |
| FLUX 3 Image | Black Forest Labs | Image | ≈$0.048/image | $0.048/image · = official | — | 3 of 3 |
| FLUX 3 Image Edit | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.048/image | — | — | 1 of 1 |
| FLUX 2 Flex | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.055/image | $0.050/image · +10% | 1157 (1153.2085828357879–1159.9218407660721) · rank 30 | 2 of 3 |
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | Image | $0.057/image | — | 1383 (1378.9547654137152–1387.1200346388318) · rank 3 | 1 of 2 |
| Ideogram 4.5 | Ideogram | Image | $0.060/image | — | — | 4 of 4 |
| Ideogram 4.5 Precise | Ideogram | Image | $0.060/image | — | — | 3 of 3 |
| FLUX 1.1 Pro Ultra | Black Forest Labs | Image | ≈$0.060/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Nano Banana 2 | Image | ≈$0.065/image | $0.067/image · −3% | — | 2 of 3 | |
| Nano Banana 2 | Image | $0.067/image | $0.067/image · = official | — | 1 of 2 | |
| Nano Banana 2 | Image | $0.067/image | $0.067/image · = official | — | 1 of 2 | |
| FLUX 2 Max | Black Forest Labs | Image | $0.070/image | $0.070/image · = official | 1162 (1158.5823626524661–1165.5711174753076) · rank 29 | 2 of 3 |
| Hunyuan Image 3.0 | Tencent | Image | $0.100/image | — | 1150 (1146.1799709737504–1152.8239695257073) · rank 35 | 1 of 2 |
| Nano Banana Pro | Image | $0.130/image | $0.134/image · −3% | 1234 (1229.2031632144776–1238.9330004667909) · rank 18 | 2 of 4 | |
| Nano Banana Pro | Image | $0.134/image | $0.134/image · = official | — | 1 of 2 | |
| Gemini 3 Pro Image | Image | $0.140/image | — | — | 1 of 1 | |
| MAI Image 2.5 Pro | Microsoft | Image | ≈$0.180/image | — | — | 1 of 2 |
| Emu 3.5 Image Edit | Meta | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 1 |
| ERNIE Image | Baidu | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 2 |
| ERNIE Image LoRA | Baidu | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 1 |
| ERNIE Image LoRA Turbo | Baidu | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 1 |
| ERNIE Image Turbo | Baidu | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 2 |
| FLUX 1.1 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 1 |
| FLUX 1.1 [pro] ultra | Black Forest Labs | Image | No public price yet | — | — | 0 of 1 |