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12 mainstream image models. Prices use official vendor quotes: cost for one 1K image and the equivalent per-megapixel cost. Platforms often discount, so actual spend can be lower.

Updated 2026-11-13

Rankings

Per image uses the 1K default tier; upscaling uses the lowest per-MP tier
Cheapest per image
Cost to generate one 1K image
  1. GPT Image 2$0.0061
  2. FLUX.3 Klein$0.0090
  3. Muse Image$0.010
  4. Nano Banana 2 Lite$0.017
  5. Qwen Image 3$0.026
  6. Nano Banana 2.1$0.034
  7. Seedream 5.0 Pro$0.037
  8. Nano Banana$0.039
  9. FLUX 3$0.048
  10. Grok Imagine 2.0$0.060
  11. Nano Banana 2$0.067
  12. Nano Banana Pro$0.134
Best for upscaling
Lowest cost per megapixel
  1. FLUX.3 Klein$0.0021
  2. Nano Banana 2 Lite$0.0034
  3. GPT Image 2$0.0058
  4. Qwen Image 3$0.0061
  5. Nano Banana 2.1$0.0067
  6. Nano Banana 2$0.0090
  7. Muse Image$0.0095
  8. Nano Banana Pro$0.0143
  9. Seedream 5.0 Pro$0.0155
  10. Grok Imagine 2.0$0.0179
  11. Nano Banana$0.0371
  12. FLUX 3$0.0480
Newest
By launch date on the platform
  1. FLUX.3 Klein2026-10-14
  2. Nano Banana 2.12026-10-06
  3. FLUX 32026-10-01
  4. GPT Image 22026-09-18
  5. Qwen Image 32026-07-21
  6. Seedream 5.0 Pro2026-07-07
  7. Nano Banana 2 Lite2026-06-30
  8. Muse Image2026-06-11
  9. Grok Imagine 2.02026-05-20
  10. Nano Banana 22026-02-26
  11. Nano Banana Pro2025-11-20
  12. Nano Banana2025-08-19
Model VendorPer image Lowest per MP TiersStyle
GPT Image 2openai/gpt-image-2OpenAI$0.0061$0.0058Auto (default) · High qualityBest text layout and instruction following; suited to commercial images with copy.
FLUX.3 Kleinblackforestlabs/flux-3-kleinBlack Forest Labs$0.0090$0.0021768² · 1K · 1.5K · 2K · 4KLightweight edition: fast and cheap, photorealistic; less detail than the full model.
Muse Imagemuse/muse-imageMuse$0.010$0.00951KIllustration and artistic styles with flexible composition.
Nano Banana 2 Litegoogle/nano-banana-2-liteGoogle$0.017$0.00341K · 2K · 4KGoogle's lightweight tier: fastest generation and lowest unit price.
Qwen Image 3alibaba/qwen-image-3Alibaba$0.026$0.00611K · 2KStrong Chinese typography; suited to posters and images with copy.
Nano Banana 2.1google/nano-banana-2.1Google$0.034$0.00671K · 2K · 4KIteration of Nano Banana 2; better value at high resolution.
Seedream 5.0 Probytedance/seedream-5-proByteDance$0.037$0.01551K · 1.5K · 2KPortraits, Chinese aesthetics and Chinese-language scenes; natural Asian faces.
Nano Bananagoogle/nano-bananaGoogle$0.039$0.03711KStrong instruction following and consistency; good for edits and series.
FLUX 3blackforestlabs/flux-3Black Forest Labs$0.048$0.04801K / 1MPPhotographic texture and stable composition; most active open-source ecosystem.
Grok Imagine 2.0xai/grok-imagine-2xAI$0.060$0.0179Standard generation · Region editingHandles both realism and imaginative prompts; supports region-based inpainting.
Nano Banana 2google/nano-banana-2Google$0.067$0.00901K · 2K · 4KBalanced speed and quality; the everyday workhorse.
Nano Banana Progoogle/nano-banana-proGoogle$0.134$0.01431K · 2K · 4KStrongest text rendering and detail; supports 4K.

Per-image prices use the 1K default tier at official rates; platforms often discount, so actual spend can be lower.