AI image models compared
51 image models: price per image and megapixel, render time, size, references, edits and SVG.
51 of 51 · sorted by price per image, cheapest first
| Compare | Price per image | Takes | Edit · SVG | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() OpenAI · Sep 2026 | $0.013 | — | — | — | — | ~1–2 min | 8.3 MP | 16 | EditSVG | |
![]() OpenAI · Sep 2026 | $0.013 | — | — | — | — | ~1–2 min | 8.3 MP | 16 | EditSVG | |
![]() OpenAI · Apr 2026 | $0.013 | — | — | — | — | ~1–2 min | 8.3 MP | 16 | EditSVG | |
newIdeogram · Sep 2026 | $0.025 | — | — | — | — | ~16–59 sec | — | 5 | EditSVG | |
Ideogram · Sep 2026 | $0.025 | — | — | — | — | ~16–59 sec | — | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.025 | — | — | — | — | ~15–30 sec | — | EditSVG | ||
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.025 | — | — | — | — | ~15–30 sec | — | EditSVG | ||
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.038 | — | — | — | — | ~21–28 sec | — | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.038 | — | — | — | — | ~15–30 sec | — | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.038 | — | — | — | — | ~20–27 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() newByteDance · Jul 2026 | $0.050 | — | — | — | $0.011 | ~28 sec–2 min | 4.6 MP | 10 | EditSVG | |
![]() Alibaba · Nov 2025 | $0.050 | — | — | — | $0.012 | ~20–21 sec | 4.2 MP | EditSVG | ||
xAI · Feb 2026 | $0.063 | $0.063 | $0.063 | — | ≈$0.015 | ~21–35 sec | ≈4.2 MP | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() newMeta · Jul 2026 | $0.063 | — | — | — | — | ~54–83 sec | — | EditSVG | ||
![]() Meta · Jul 2026 | $0.063 | — | — | — | — | ~25–46 sec | — | 10 | EditSVG | |
Krea · Jun 2026 | $0.063 | — | — | — | — | ~5–20 sec | — | 11 | EditSVG | |
![]() ByteDance · Sep 2025 | $0.088 | $0.088 | $0.088 | $0.11 | ≈$0.007 | ~20–47 sec | ≈16.8 MP | 10 | EditSVG | |
![]() Alibaba · Apr 2026 | $0.088 | — | — | — | $0.021 | ~26–38 sec | 4.2 MP | 9 | EditSVG | |
![]() newKrea · Oct 2026 | $0.088 | — | — | — | — | ~10–30 sec | — | 8 | EditSVG | |
![]() newByteDance · Jul 2026 | $0.10 | — | — | — | — | ~1–2 min | — | 10 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · May 2026 | $0.10 | — | — | — | — | ~10 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() newAlibaba · Jul 2026 | $0.10 | — | — | — | $0.024 | ~15 sec | 4.2 MP | 3 | EditSVG | |
![]() Alibaba · Mar 2026 | $0.10 | — | — | — | $0.024 | ~10 sec | 4.2 MP | 3 | EditSVG | |
![]() ByteDance · Dec 2025 | $0.11 | — | $0.11 | $0.15 | ≈$0.009 | ~33–89 sec | ≈16.8 MP | 10 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · Feb 2026 | $0.11 | — | — | — | — | ~10 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · Oct 2024 | $0.11 | — | — | — | — | ~10 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() newAlibaba · Oct 2026 | $0.11 | — | — | — | $0.027 | ~20–35 sec | 4.2 MP | 10 | EditSVG | |
Krea · May 2026 | $0.11 | — | — | — | — | ~15–55 sec | — | 11 | EditSVG | |
![]() flagshipByteDance · Jul 2026 | $0.13 | — | — | — | — | ~1–4 min | — | 10 | EditSVG | |
![]() newGoogle · Oct 2026 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.18 | $0.34 | ≈$0.020 | ~26 sec–2 min | ≈16.8 MP | 14 | EditSVG | |
![]() flagshipAlibaba · Jul 2026 | $0.13 | — | — | — | — | ~1–2 min | 4.2 MP | 3 | EditSVG | |
![]() xAI · Feb 2026 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.19 | — | ≈$0.045 | ~20–42 sec | ≈4.2 MP | 3 | EditSVG | |
newxAI · Aug 2026 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.21 | — | ≈$0.051 | ~10 sec | ≈4.2 MP | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | — | ≈$0.042 | ~15–30 sec | ≈4.2 MP | EditSVG | ||
Krea · May 2026 | $0.19 | — | — | — | — | ~20–45 sec | — | 11 | EditSVG | |
![]() Google · Feb 2026 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.39 | ≈$0.023 | ~27 sec–3 min | ≈16.8 MP | 14 | EditSVG | |
![]() Alibaba · Mar 2026 | $0.20 | — | — | — | $0.048 | ~15 sec | 4.2 MP | 3 | EditSVG | |
![]() Alibaba · Apr 2026 | $0.20 | — | — | — | $0.012 | ~15 sec | 16.8 MP | 9 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · Feb 2026 | $0.21 | — | — | — | — | ~10 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · Oct 2024 | $0.21 | — | — | — | — | ~10 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() Ideogram · Mar 2025 | $0.24 | — | — | — | — | ~12 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
Ideogram · Oct 2026 | $0.26 | — | — | — | — | ~25–85 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() Ideogram · Jun 2026 | $0.26 | — | — | — | $0.063 | ~21 sec–2 min | 4.2 MP | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() PrunaAI · Sep 2026 | $0.29 | — | — | — | — | ~15–30 sec | — | 12 | EditSVG | |
newIdeogram · Oct 2026 | $0.34 | — | — | — | — | ~25–85 sec | — | 5 | EditSVG | |
![]() Google · Nov 2025 | $0.39 | $0.39 | $0.39 | $0.65 | ≈$0.039 | ~1–4 min | ≈16.8 MP | 11 | EditSVG | |
![]() newQuiverAI · Sep 2026 | $0.50 | — | — | — | — | ~1–3 min | — | 14 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · May 2026 | $0.54 | — | — | — | — | ~15 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
Ideogram · Sep 2026 | $0.56 | — | — | — | — | ~16–59 sec | — | 2 | EditSVG | |
![]() Recraft · Feb 2026 | $0.64 | — | — | — | — | ~15 sec | — | 1 | EditSVG | |
![]() newQuiverAI · Sep 2026 | $0.75 | — | — | — | — | ~1–7 min | — | 14 | EditSVG | |
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst OpenAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.013
GPT Image 2.5 Flare OpenAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.013
GPT Image 2 OpenAI · Apr 2026- From
- $0.013
- Ideogram 4.5 newIdeogram · Sep 2026
- From
- $0.025
- Ideogram 4.5 Precise Edit Ideogram · Sep 2026
- From
- $0.025
Pruna P-Image PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.025
Pruna P-Image LoRA PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.025
Pruna P-Image Edit PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.038
Pruna P-Image Edit LoRA PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.038
Pruna P-Image Upscale PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.038
Seedream 5.0 Flash newByteDance · Jul 2026- From
- $0.050
- Per MP
- $0.011
Z-Image Turbo Alibaba · Nov 2025- From
- $0.050
- Per MP
- $0.012
- Grok Imagine 1.0 Fast xAI · Feb 2026
- From
- $0.063
- 1K
- $0.063
- 2K
- $0.063
- Per MP
- ≈$0.015
Muse Image newMeta · Jul 2026- From
- $0.063
Muse Image Edit Meta · Jul 2026- From
- $0.063
- Krea 2 Turbo Krea · Jun 2026
- From
- $0.063
Seedream 4.0 ByteDance · Sep 2025- From
- $0.088
- 1K
- $0.088
- 2K
- $0.088
- 4K
- $0.11
- Per MP
- ≈$0.007
Wan 2.7 Image Alibaba · Apr 2026- From
- $0.088
- Per MP
- $0.021
Krea 3 newKrea · Oct 2026- From
- $0.088
Seedream 5.0 Lite newByteDance · Jul 2026- From
- $0.10
Recraft V4.1 Recraft · May 2026- From
- $0.10
Qwen-Image 3.0 newAlibaba · Jul 2026- From
- $0.10
- Per MP
- $0.024
Qwen-Image 2.0 Alibaba · Mar 2026- From
- $0.10
- Per MP
- $0.024
Seedream 4.5 ByteDance · Dec 2025- From
- $0.11
- 2K
- $0.11
- 4K
- $0.15
- Per MP
- ≈$0.009
Recraft V4 Recraft · Feb 2026- From
- $0.11
Recraft V3 Recraft · Oct 2024- From
- $0.11
Qwen-Image 2.1 Pro newAlibaba · Oct 2026- From
- $0.11
- Per MP
- $0.027
- Krea 2 Medium Krea · May 2026
- From
- $0.11
Seedream 5.0 Pro flagshipByteDance · Jul 2026- From
- $0.13
Nano Banana 2.1 newGoogle · Oct 2026- From
- $0.13
- 1K
- $0.13
- 2K
- $0.18
- 4K
- $0.34
- Per MP
- ≈$0.020
Qwen-Image 3.0 Pro flagshipAlibaba · Jul 2026- From
- $0.13
Grok Imagine 1.0 Image xAI · Feb 2026- From
- $0.14
- 1K
- $0.14
- 2K
- $0.19
- Per MP
- ≈$0.045
- Grok Imagine 2.0 newxAI · Aug 2026
- From
- $0.16
- 1K
- $0.16
- 2K
- $0.21
- Per MP
- ≈$0.051
Pruna P-Image Ideogram PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.18
- 1K
- $0.18
- 2K
- $0.18
- Per MP
- ≈$0.042
- Krea 2 Large Krea · May 2026
- From
- $0.19
Nano Banana 2 Google · Feb 2026- From
- $0.20
- 1K
- $0.20
- 2K
- $0.20
- 4K
- $0.39
- Per MP
- ≈$0.023
Qwen-Image 2.0 Pro Alibaba · Mar 2026- From
- $0.20
- Per MP
- $0.048
Wan 2.7 Image Pro Alibaba · Apr 2026- From
- $0.20
- Per MP
- $0.012
Recraft V4 Vector Recraft · Feb 2026- From
- $0.21
Recraft V3 Vector Recraft · Oct 2024- From
- $0.21
Ideogram 3.0 Ideogram · Mar 2025- From
- $0.24
- Ideogram Vectorize Ideogram · Oct 2026
- From
- $0.26
Ideogram 4.0 Ideogram · Jun 2026- From
- $0.26
- Per MP
- $0.063
Pruna P-Image Try-On PrunaAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.29
- Ideogram Vector newIdeogram · Oct 2026
- From
- $0.34
Nano Banana Pro Google · Nov 2025- From
- $0.39
- 1K
- $0.39
- 2K
- $0.39
- 4K
- $0.65
- Per MP
- ≈$0.039
Arrow 2 newQuiverAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.50
Recraft V4.1 Pro Recraft · May 2026- From
- $0.54
- Ideogram 4.5 Replace Background Ideogram · Sep 2026
- From
- $0.56
Recraft V4 Pro Recraft · Feb 2026- From
- $0.64
Arrow 2 Telos newQuiverAI · Sep 2026- From
- $0.75
Per-image prices are the catalog’s own, at each size. Per MP is the lowest price per megapixel across those sizes. One price for every size reads at the largest. That is the largest size listed, or the largest the size limits allow. The catalog names tiers (1K, 2K, 4K) without their pixels. A tier reads as a square at that edge (1K ≈ 1024 × 1024) and carries ≈, in Per MP and Max size alike. A price stated as a range has no per-MP figure. Prices are advisory. The quote before you generate is binding.
Popular comparisons
Image model pages
- Seedream 5.0 ProByteDance
- Seedream 5.0 FlashByteDance
- Seedream 5.0 LiteByteDance
- Seedream 4.5ByteDance
- Seedream 4.0ByteDance
- Nano Banana 2.1Google
- Nano Banana 2Google
- Nano Banana ProGoogle
- GPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAI
- GPT Image 2OpenAI
- Grok Imagine 1.0 ImagexAI
- Recraft V4.1Recraft
- Ideogram 4.0Ideogram
- Z-Image TurboAlibaba
- Qwen-Image 2.1 ProAlibaba
- Qwen-Image 3.0 ProAlibaba
- Qwen-Image 2.0Alibaba
- Muse ImageMeta
- Wan 2.7 ImageAlibaba
- Wan 2.7 Image ProAlibaba
- Krea 3Krea
- Arrow 2QuiverAI
- Pruna P-ImagePrunaAI
Questions
Frequently asked questions
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and GPT Image 2 cost the least: $0.013 an image each. Prices are at the pay-as-you-go rate. The quote before you generate is binding.
Grok Imagine 2.0, Recraft V4.1, Recraft V4, Recraft V4 Vector, Recraft V3, Recraft V3 Vector and Qwen-Image 2.0 render fastest, in ~10 sec.
46 of 51 take a photo or reference images: Seedream 5.0 Pro, Seedream 5.0 Flash, Seedream 5.0 Lite, Seedream 4.5, Seedream 4.0, Nano Banana 2.1, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, GPT Image 2, Grok Imagine 2.0, Grok Imagine 1.0 Image, Grok Imagine 1.0 Fast, Recraft V4.1, Recraft V4.1 Pro, Recraft V4, Recraft V4 Pro, Recraft V4 Vector, Recraft V3, Recraft V3 Vector, Ideogram Vector, Ideogram Vectorize, Ideogram 4.5, Ideogram 4.5 Precise Edit, Ideogram 4.5 Replace Background, Ideogram 4.0, Ideogram 3.0, Qwen-Image 2.1 Pro, Qwen-Image 3.0 Pro, Qwen-Image 3.0, Qwen-Image 2.0 Pro, Qwen-Image 2.0, Muse Image Edit, Wan 2.7 Image, Wan 2.7 Image Pro, Krea 3, Krea 2 Turbo, Krea 2 Large, Krea 2 Medium, Arrow 2, Arrow 2 Telos, Pruna P-Image Edit, Pruna P-Image Edit LoRA, Pruna P-Image Try-On and Pruna P-Image Upscale.
6 of 51 output editable SVG: Recraft V4 Vector, Recraft V3 Vector, Ideogram Vector, Ideogram Vectorize, Arrow 2 and Arrow 2 Telos.
Yes. A render through the API or MCP spends the same ⚡ credits as the same render in the app. Every price here is the app’s own.








































