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GPT-5 Image Mini API

GPT-5 Image Mini from $0.02 per image — the fast, cheap tier for drafts and volume.

The compact GPT-5 image tier at about $0.02 per image. Fast, cheap generation with reference-image editing for drafts and high-volume pipelines.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

GPT-5 Image Mini API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.02/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.02
100 imagesa product catalog batch$2.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$20.00

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 Mini.

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 Mini specs

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

How to get a GPT-5 Image Mini 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 Mini

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

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

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

Strengths

✓
About $0.02 per image

One of the cheapest flagship-family image models available, which makes bulk generation and prompt sweeps practical.

✓
Fast iteration

Short render times keep the creative loop tight when you are testing dozens of prompt variants.

✓
Editing supported

Takes a reference image for edits and restyles, not just text-to-image.

✓
Pairs with GPT-5 Image

Draft on Mini and re-render selects on GPT-5 Image — identical request shape, one key.

Quick start

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

// 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-mini",
    "prompt": "A simple flat illustration of a lighthouse on a rocky point at dusk, two-tone sky, long beam sweeping across the water, textured paper grain",
    "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 Mini vs similar models

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

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

Why use GPT-5 Image Mini 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 Mini API — images from $0.02

GPT-5 Image Mini is the compact, low-cost tier of OpenAI's GPT-5 image lineup. At roughly two cents an image it is built for volume: prompt exploration, thumbnails, A/B creative, and pipelines that generate at scale.

It runs on YepAPI's `/v1/media/queue` endpoint with the same request shape as GPT-5 Image, so promoting a winning prompt to the larger model is a one-string change.

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

The compact GPT-5 image tier at about $0.02 per image. Fast, cheap generation with reference-image editing for drafts and high-volume pipelines.

GPT-5 Image Mini costs from $0.02/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.02.

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 Mini 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 Mini without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

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

Ready to use GPT-5 Image Mini?

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

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