GPT-5 Image

OPENAI Developer Architecture Profile

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Intelligence (ELO)1498Chatbot Arena Verified

Max Context Limit400,000Max Out: 128,000 tokens

Prompt Caching88% OFF$1.25 / 1M cached

Standard API / 1M$20.00🧠 Deep Reasoner

Model Capabilities & Contract SLAs

Coding & Logic
Fictional
Image Gen
Reasoning
Agentic
📋 Strict JSON Schema
🛠️ Native Tool Calling
🧠 Extended Test-Time Reasoning

[GPT-5](https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5) Image combines OpenAI's GPT-5 model with state-of-the-art image generation capabilities. It offers major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience while incorporating GPT Image 1's superior instruction following,...

Granular Pricing Matrix

Input Tokens (Standard Prompt)$10.00 / 1M

⚡ Cached Input (Prompt Cache Read)88% OFF$1.25 / 1M

Output Tokens (Completion)$10.00 / 1M

Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 10/2/2026

Evaluate Competitors

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