AI Image Generation Cost Calculator

Compare DALL-E 3, GPT Image 1, Stable Diffusion, and Imagen 3 pricing. Estimate monthly costs by daily volume.

Best for creative, artistic, and detailed prompts

images/day
3,000 images/month36,500 images/year
DALL-E 3 · Standard
Per image$0.040
Monthly$120.00
Yearly$1.4K

All models — monthly cost comparison

Sorted cheapest first · Based on 100 images/day

Stable Diffusion Core
Core · $0.003/img
$9.000/mo
Stable Diffusion Ultra
Ultra · $0.008/img
$24.00/mo
GPT Image 1
Low · $0.011/img
$33.00/mo
Imagen 3
Standard · $0.020/img
$60.00/mo
DALL-E 3
Standard · $0.040/img
$120.00/mo
GPT Image 1
Medium · $0.042/img
$126.00/mo
DALL-E 3
HD · $0.080/img
$240.00/mo
GPT Image 1
High · $0.167/img
$501.00/mo

Prices as of 2026. DALL-E 3 & GPT Image 1 via OpenAI API · Stable Diffusion via Stability AI API · Imagen 3 via Google Vertex AI.