The Half-Penny gpt-image-2 Challenge - API-only Gallery

From what I can see in the official OpenAI Playground, for me the usage is reported under Responses and Chat Completions for everything I’ve ever tested, including image generation. So even when I lock size/quality for gpt-image-2, the dashboard still shows that activity there. (This is what it shows for me on my dashboard, not claiming anything universally)

In Images in OpenAI playground, you can choose between these tool parameters (plus advanced settings):

If you choose size:auto, apparently the model can choose something else even when the prompt includes a resolution. In @sergeliatko example, the prompt asked for 780x640px, but the supplied image was 1384x1136, probably because size was still auto.

I tested in the official OpenAI Playground with:

• model: gpt-image-2

• size: 1024x1024

• quality: low

• prompt: Sparkling shell with a pearl

The Usage dashboard reported it under Responses and Chat Completions, with:

• input: 12 tokens

• output: 196 tokens

Using the listed gpt-image-2 pricing:

• text input: 12 × $5 / 1M = $0.00006

• image output: 196 × $30 / 1M = $0.00588

Total: about $0.00594, so basically $0.006. (No this does not meet the budget $0.005, but that’s the closet I can come with official OpenAI Playground).