Tool · prices checked 2026-10-30

What a batch of images actually costs

Image models are quoted per image, but you pay per attempt — and a 30% reject rate quietly adds 40% to the bill. Set the volume and the retry rate, and compare 11 models at list price.

Images that make it into the deck or the store
1.4 ≈ 30% of outputs thrown away
—billable generations
—cheapest total
—most expensive
ModelPer imageTotalPer 1,000Images per $10
Wan 2.2 T2I Flash$0.0215$30.10$22465
WAND Vega Image Lite$0.0250$35.00$25400
Seedream 5.0$0.0270$37.80$27370.4
Vidu Image Q2$0.0290$40.60$29344.8
Wan 2.5 T2I Preview$0.0308$43.12$31324.7
Hunyuan Image 3.0$0.0310$43.40$31322.6
Seedream v5.0 Lite (TokenHub)$0.0340$47.60$34294.1
Seedream 5.0 Pro$0.0340$47.60$34294.1
Seedream v5.0 Pro (TokenHub)$0.0460$64.40$46217.4
WAND Vega Image Flash$0.0690$96.60$69144.9
WAND Vega Image Pro$0.1460$204.40$14668.5

List prices in USD, checked 2026-10-30 from the live price feed. Billing unit for these models is per generation, not per megapixel, so a 4K render costs the same as a 1K one on most rows — check the model page before assuming otherwise. Free options exist: CogView3-Flash and GLM-4.1V-Thinking-Flash are $0 inside the daily cap.

One key, all of these models.

Provider list price, 0% platform markup, free tier without a card.

Read the 14-model cost analysis