Using GPT Image 1 Mini on Vercel AI Gateway

Implementation guide · GPT Image · OpenAI

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Vercel AI Gateway exposes GPT Image 1 Mini through model ID openai/gpt-image-1-mini. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

1
Create an account at Vercel AI Gateway and generate an API key.
2
Use the Vercel AI Gateway SDK or REST API to call openai/gpt-image-1-mini — see the documentation for request format.
3
You'll be billed $2.00/1M input, $8.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

API Portal Documentation Pricing Model Card

Code Examples

Install

pip install openai

API key

AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY

Model ID

openai/gpt-image-1-mini

creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-1-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Pricing on Vercel AI Gateway

Type	Price (per 1M)
Input tokens	$2.00
Output tokens	$8.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodal

About GPT Image 1 Mini

GPT Image 1 Mini is OpenAI's cost-efficient image generation model, released at OpenAI DevDay 2025 on October 6, 2025. Approximately 80% cheaper than GPT Image 1 with per-image pricing at $0.005/$0.011/$0.036 (low/medium/high, 1024×1024). Targets high-volume, cost-sensitive API workflows. Supports the same quality tiers as the main GPT Image line.

Full model details →

Model Specs

Released2025-10-06

ArchitectureAutoregressive Image

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