AI image API pricing
AI image API pricing: cost per image
We track 76 image generation models across 9 API providers. The lowest listed rate is flux-schnell at fal: $0.003 per image, or $3.00 per 1,000 images. Quality differs a lot between models, so budget for the attempts you actually need.
Standard list prices in USD at the provider's default size and quality. Last price change Oct 18, 2026. How we collect and rank prices.
Ranked for your volume
Monthly cost of usable images
Raw cost is one billed generation. Your attempts per usable image is your own assumption, not a provider quality score.
flux-schnellfalPricing pageChecked | $6.00 | $0.006 | $0.003 |
recraft-upscale-crispfalPricing pageChecked | $8.00 | $0.008 | $0.004 |
titan-image-generator-v1Amazon BedrockPricing pageChecked | $16.00 | $0.016 | $0.008 |
hidream-i1-fastfalPricing pageChecked | $20.00 | $0.02 | $0.01 |
stable-diffusion-xl-v0Amazon BedrockPricing pageChecked | $36.00 | $0.036 | $0.018 |
dall-e-2OpenAIPricing pageChecked | $40.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
gen4-image-turboRunwayPricing pageChecked | $40.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
imagegeneration@002Google Cloud Vertex AIPricing pageChecked | $40.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
imagegeneration@005Google Cloud Vertex AIPricing pageChecked | $40.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
imagegeneration@006Google Cloud Vertex AIPricing pageChecked | $40.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
Standard list prices only. Plan bundles, credit packs, minimum charges, taxes and storage are not included. Unknown feature support is inspectable through Filters. Quality/dimension variants appear only after their rates are published and explicitly selected.
Before you pick
Prices are for one image at the provider's default size and quality. Larger sizes, higher quality settings and edits usually cost more. Models billed per token instead of per image are not included.
Editing an existing image? Open the editing shortlist →
Order depends on listed price only. No provider pays for its position.