Image models.

GPT

OpenAI ↗

OpenAI's model family for text, code and image generation.

OpenAI API flagship gpt-6.1-sol costs $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens; top-end gpt-6-astra $10/$50, lightweight gpt-6-luna $0.10/$0.50. Batch/Flex are 50% off, Fast is 2x. ChatGPT Plus is $20/month.

Gemini

Google ↗

Google's multimodal model family, including text tasks and image generation.

Gemini API: 3.1 Pro Preview $2/$12 per 1M tokens, 3.8 Flash $0.75/$3.75 (doubling on Jan 1, 2027), with a free tier. US subscriptions: AI Plus $4.99, AI Pro $19.99, AI Ultra $99.99/$199.99 per month.

Imagen

Google ↗

Google DeepMind's image generation family for creating images from text descriptions.

Imagen has been shut down on the Gemini API and is now only on Vertex AI: Imagen 4 is $0.04 per image, Ultra $0.06, Fast $0.02. Google recommends Nano Banana for new projects.

Qwen

Alibaba ↗

Alibaba's model family, covering text, code and Qwen-Image image generation.

Qwen (international): qwen3.8-max $2/$6 per 1M tokens, qwen3.7-plus $0.4/$1.6, qwen3.8-flash $0.15/$0.47; Batch is 50% off. Coding Plan Pro is $50/month (Lite discontinued).

Seedream

ByteDance ↗

ByteDance Seed's model series for image generation and editing.

Seedream is billed per image: 5.0 Pro $0.045 (international) / ¥0.30 (China), 5.0 Flash $0.018 / ¥0.12, 5.0 Lite $0.035 / ¥0.22. High-resolution Pro output costs double.

ERNIE

Baidu ↗

Baidu's model family, including language models and ERNIE-Image image generation.

ERNIE on Baidu Qianfan: ERNIE 5.1 costs ¥4/¥18 per 1M tokens, ERNIE 5.0 ¥6/¥24, ERNIE-4.5-Turbo ¥0.8/¥3.2. On Baidu's international cloud, ERNIE 5.0 is $1.4/$5.6.

Hunyuan

Tencent ↗

Tencent's model family for language, image generation and video generation.

Tencent Hunyuan has moved to TokenHub: Hy4 preview costs ¥6/¥18 per 1M tokens and Hy3 ¥1/¥4; image generation is ¥0.2 per image. The Hy Token Plan costs ¥28/¥78/¥238/¥468 per month.