GPT Image 1 Mini
Oct 2025
GPT Image 1 MiniCompare inon
GPT Image 1 Mini measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
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59Recraft V4.1 Flash94960GPT Image 1 Mini93660Z-Image Turbo936Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 75%-9%$0.01
BetterFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 58%-55%$0.005Reference images: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 65%+82%$0.02PCheaperP Image Ideogramhighwins 58%-9%$0.01Edits photos: not verified+1
CheaperIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 56%-32%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 75%-9%$0.01PP Image Ideogramhighwins 58%-9%$0.01Edits photos: not verified+1FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 58%-55%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 56%-32%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 56%-9%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 58%-55%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 56%-32%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1Muse Imageunstatedwins 75%-9%$0.01PP Image Ideogramhighwins 58%-9%$0.01Edits photos: not verified+1HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 56%-9%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 65%+82%$0.02Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 63%+445%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 62%+36%$0.015FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 59%+118%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 59%+173%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 84%+1,815%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 83%+1,815%$0.21GPT Image 2highwins 81%+1,818%$0.21GPT Image 1.5highwins 75%+1,109%$0.13ChatGPT Image HFn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1GPT Image 1.5 HFn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1GPT-5 Imagen/a——Reference images: not verifiedGPT-5 Image Minin/a——Reference images: not verifiedAll OpenAI models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingFAQ
How much does GPT Image 1 Mini cost?›
$0.011 per image.
Is GPT Image 1 Mini free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.011 per image.
How good is GPT Image 1 Mini, and what is it best at?›
#60 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is GPT Image 1 Mini better than Recraft V4.1 Flash?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, GPT Image 1 Mini scores 936 vs 949 — about the same. It is 57% more expensive.
When was GPT Image 1 Mini released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-10-06. It is being retired on 2026-12-01.
Is GPT Image 1 Mini open source?›
No, GPT Image 1 Mini is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is GPT Image 1 Mini?›
GPT Image 1 Mini is a closed image generation & editing model from OpenAI, released Oct 2025.
What are the best alternatives to GPT Image 1 Mini?›
Muse Image (cheaper), FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).