ChatGPT Images at a glance.
From OpenAI's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- OpenAIBased in US
- What it is for
- Image creationPictures from a written description.
- Free plan
- Yes'Limited image creation' on the Free plan (no number given)
- Runs on
- web, iOS, Android, desktop, API
- Latest update
- Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5, Sep 8, 2026
- Website
- chatgpt.com
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 'Limited image creation' |
| Go | $8 | 'More image creation'; price from OpenAI's 2026-01-16 Go announcement |
| Plus | $20 | 'More complex and accurate image creation' |
| Pro | $200 | 'Unlimited and faster image creation'; $200 per the 2026-01-16 announcement, current pricing page shows 'From' with no amount |
| Business (standard seat) | $25 | $25/month billed monthly, $20/month billed annually |
ChatGPT pricing + OpenAI 'Introducing ChatGPT Go' (2026-01-16), Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output.”
Our note: ChatGPT Images 2.5 rolls out to all ChatGPT tiers; API models GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst. API price (developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing): gpt-image-2.5-sunburst/flare image input $8.00 and image output $30.00 per 1M tokens in one table, $4.00/$15.00 in another (tier labels garbled on page). Terms add: 'We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.' Images 2.0 launched 2026-04-21.
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
- 1GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstOpenAI · preliminary1425
- 2GPT-Image-2.5 FlareOpenAI · preliminary1398
- 3GPT-Image-2 (Medium)OpenAI1383
- 4Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAI · preliminary1334
- 5MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1332
Arena, Oct 7, 2026 · 6,604,125 votes; 82 models