YepAPI
OpenAIImage Generation/v1/media/queue

GPT-5 Image API

GPT-5 Image from $0.09 per image — detailed, prompt-faithful generation through one API key.

GPT-5's image generation model. Detailed, prompt-faithful images with reference-image editing, from $0.09 per image on the unified media queue.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

GPT-5 Image API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated July 31, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.09/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.09
100 imagesa product catalog batch$9.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$90.00

2,400+

Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Try it live

Enter a prompt and generate an image with GPT-5 Image.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

GPT-5 Image specs

ProviderOpenAI
Model IDopenai/gpt-5-image
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Image inputYes

How to get a GPT-5 Image API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call GPT-5 Image

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "openai/gpt-5-image".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
GPT-5 quality

Generates detailed, coherent images with the prompt fidelity the GPT-5 family is known for across modalities.

✓
Complex briefs

Keeps multi-element scenes and explicit instructions intact rather than collapsing them into a generic composition.

✓
Reference-image editing

Accepts an uploaded image so you can edit, extend, or restyle existing artwork.

✓
One key, one endpoint

Called exactly like every other media model on YepAPI — submit to the queue, poll the job, download the result.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with GPT-5 Image.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "openai/gpt-5-image",
    "prompt": "A close-up of a beekeeper's gloved hands lifting a frame heavy with comb, late golden light, bees in soft focus, shallow depth of field, warm documentary tone",
    "options": {
      "aspectRatio": "1:1"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

GPT-5 Image vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
GPT-5 ImageOpenAIfrom $0.09/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 1 MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
Recraft V4.1 FlashRecraftfrom $0.02/image

Why use GPT-5 Image through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

GPT-5 Image API — OpenAI image generation from $0.09

GPT-5 Image is the image generation model in OpenAI's GPT-5 family, tuned for detailed output that stays faithful to the prompt. It supports reference-image editing alongside pure text-to-image.

Through YepAPI it is available on `/v1/media/queue` at roughly $0.09 per image, sharing a key and a balance with the rest of the catalog.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

GPT-5's image generation model. Detailed, prompt-faithful images with reference-image editing, from $0.09 per image on the unified media queue.

GPT-5 Image costs from $0.09/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.09.

Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for GPT-5 Image and every other model — no separate OpenAI account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test GPT-5 Image without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "openai/gpt-5-image" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "gpt-5-image" also works.

Ready to use GPT-5 Image?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

Explore more models