OpenAI · Image model
GPT Image 1 Mini.
A cost-efficient variant of GPT Image 1 for high-quality image generation at reduced latency and cost via OpenAI's dedicated Images API.
Arena quality
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No comparable result
Preference samples
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Not evaluated
Price
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Per 1,000 images at the evaluated setting
Reference images
16
Images accepted as visual guidance
What this means.
This model is available through OpenRouter, but it does not yet have an exact comparable Text-to-Image Arena result. We do not estimate a quality score.
Practical specifications.
- Resolutions
- —
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, auto
- Quality settings
- auto, low, medium, high
- Seed control
- No
- Transparent/background control
- Yes
See where GPT Image 1 Mini stands.
| Model | Company | Quality | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | 100 | Both workflows / exact match |
| MAI-Image-2.5 | Microsoft | 99 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | 98 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 97 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 94 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility | Recraft | 92 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Grok Imagine Image Quality | xAI | 92 | Both workflows / exact match |
| FLUX.2 Max | Black Forest Labs | 90 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Recraft | 91 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Medium | Krea | 88 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Large | Krea | 89 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Medium Turbo | Krea | 86 | Both workflows / exact match |