Estimate what it costs to generate images at scale with DALL·E 3, Stable Diffusion, or Midjourney. Adjust the model and monthly volume — the estimate updates live.
Monthly cost is simply the number of images you generate per month multiplied by the selected model's flat per-image rate. Unlike LLM APIs, most image generation providers don't bill by token — they charge a fixed rate per output image at a given resolution and quality tier.
It doesn't account for higher-resolution surcharges, upscaling passes, failed or regenerated images, or provider subscription plans that bundle a monthly image allowance at a discount. Treat this as a directional estimate for budgeting, not an exact invoice.
Cost is simply the number of images generated per month multiplied by the per-image rate for the selected model. Most image APIs bill a flat rate per image rather than per token.
HD mode renders at higher fidelity with finer detail and more consistent image composition, which requires more compute per image, so OpenAI prices it at roughly double the Standard quality rate.
Yes, for most providers. Larger output resolutions like 1792x1024 typically cost more per image than the default 1024x1024 size, since this calculator uses standard default-resolution pricing.