GPT Image 1
State-of-the-art image generation model that accepts text and image inputs and produces high-quality images across multiple resolutions and quality levels.
GPT Image 1 at a glance
Input price
$5
per 1M tokens
Starting at
$0.011
per image (low quality)
Why use GPT Image 1
Strengths, benchmarks, and where GPT Image 1 fits in your team's workflow.
1. State-of-the-Art Image Generation
- Produces high-quality, detailed images optimized for realism, style control, and prompt fidelity.
- Designed to handle complex visual scenes, compositions, and lighting conditions.
2. Natively Multimodal Architecture
- Can understand and reason over both text and images as inputs.
- Ideal for workflows like:
- Editing based on reference images
- Expanding sketches or mockups
- Visual concept development
3. Flexible Output Resolutions & Quality Levels
- Supports multiple resolutions, including:
- 1024x1024
- 1024x1536
- 1536x1024
- Offers three quality tiers (Low, Medium, High) to optimize for:
- Cost efficiency
- Speed
- Maximum detail
4. Multiple Pricing Models
- Pay-per-token for multimodal input:
- Text input tokens
- Image input tokens
- Pay-per-image generation for final output:
- Low, Medium, and High quality tiers
- Enables businesses to balance cost and output needs.
5. Broad Use Cases
- Product photography and marketing assets
- Illustration, concept art, and creative ideation
- UX/UI mockups
- Style-guided image creation
- Generating reference images for design or storytelling
6. Supported Across Major API Endpoints
- Available via:
- Chat Completions
- Responses
- Realtime
- Assistants
- Images (generations, edits)
- Allows tight integration into automated creative pipelines or user-facing apps.
7. Simplified Model Behavior for Stability
- No streaming, function calling, structured outputs, or fine-tuning.
- Focused solely on high-quality image generation without extra logic layers.
8. Consistent Results via Snapshots
- Supports snapshots for version locking.
- Ensures long-term reproducibility across production pipelines.
9. Ideal For
- Designers, marketers, and creatives
- Product teams needing image assets
- App builders integrating image generation workflows
- Agencies producing visual content at scale
Power your team with GPT Image 1
Appaca is the AI workspace for operators. Build internal tools and AI co-workers powered by GPT Image 1 - connected to your real data and ready for your whole team. No code, no deployment.
Internal tools that generate images
Describe the tool you need and the Appaca agent builds it - an image generator powered by GPT Image 1, built around your workflow. No API wiring, no code.
Outputs saved automatically
Every image generated with GPT Image 1 is stored in Appaca's built-in database and storage - instantly accessible to your whole team.
Schedule visual production
Run batch image generation on a timetable, or trigger it from other tools and AI co-workers in your Appaca workspace.
Describe it, and it's built
Tell the Appaca agent what your team needs and it builds a working app powered by GPT Image 1 - connected to the tools you already use.
Where teams use GPT Image 1
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Marketing
Generate campaign visuals, social assets, and ad creatives with GPT Image 1 - in your brand style, on demand.
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Create proposal graphics and personalised visuals for outreach without waiting on design.
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Automate batch image production for catalogues, documentation, and internal content.
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Image generation pricing
| Quality | 1024×1024 | 1024×1536 | 1536×1024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | $0.011 | $0.016 | $0.016 |
| Medium | $0.042 | $0.063 | $0.063 |
| High | $0.167 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
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