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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26Krea 2 Large1,111.527GPT Image 1 Mini1,109.828Wan 2.7 Image Pro1,103.5Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 72%-9%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 66%+82%$0.02HCheaperHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpensame-9%$0.01Reference images: not verified
CheaperRecraft V4.1 Flashunstatedsame-36%$0.007CheaperZ-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 46%-55%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 72%-9%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpensame-9%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedRecraft V4.1 Flashunstatedsame-36%$0.007Z-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 46%-55%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 72%-9%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 66%+82%$0.02
Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 59%+82%$0.02
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 55%+118%$0.024Wan 2.6 T2iunstatedwins 54%+173%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 66%+82%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 63%+445%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 58%——Reference images: not verified
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 56%+627%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 55%+118%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 86%+1,815%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 84%+1,815%$0.21GPT Image 2highwins 83%+1,818%$0.21GPT Image 1.5highn/a—$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 Krea 2 Large?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, GPT Image 1 Mini scores 1,109.8 vs 1,111.5 — about the same. It is 82% cheaper.
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), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).