Cheapest image generation API
The cheapest image generation API on OceanToken is Recraft V4.1 Flash, at $0.007 / image. Below, 20 models ranked by the price every account pays.
Ranked by price 20
| # | Model | Family | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recraft V4.1 Flashrecraft/recraft-v4.1-flash | Recraft | $0.007 / image | — |
| 2 | Seedream 5.0 Flashbytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash | Seedream | $0.018 / image | — |
| 3 | Qwen Image 3qwen/qwen-image-3 | Qwen Image | $0.03 / image | — |
| 4 | Seedream 5.0 Litebytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-lite | Seedream | $0.035 / image | — |
| 5 | Recraft V4 Stylesrecraft/recraft-v4-styles | Recraft | $0.035 / image | — |
| 6 | Recraft V4.1recraft/recraft-v4.1 | Recraft | $0.035 / image | — |
| 7 | Recraft V4.1 Utilityrecraft/recraft-v4.1-utility | Recraft | $0.035 / image | — |
| 8 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)google/gemini-2.5-flash-image | Nano Banana | $0.0351 / image | −10% |
| 9 | Seedream 4.5bytedance-seed/seedream-4.5 | Seedream | $0.04 / image | — |
| 10 | Recraft V3recraft/recraft-v3 | Recraft | $0.04 / image | — |
| 11 | Recraft V4recraft/recraft-v4 | Recraft | $0.04 / image | — |
| 12 | Recraft V4 Styles Vectorrecraft/recraft-v4-styles-vector | Recraft | $0.05 / image | — |
| 13 | Grok Imagine Image Qualityx-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality | Grok Imagine | $0.07 / image | — |
| 14 | Qwen Image 3 Proqwen/qwen-image-3-pro | Qwen Image | $0.075 / image | — |
| 15 | Recraft V4 Vectorrecraft/recraft-v4-vector | Recraft | $0.08 / image | — |
| 16 | Recraft V4.1 Vectorrecraft/recraft-v4.1-vector | Recraft | $0.08 / image | — |
| 17 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0 | Grok Imagine | $0.08 / image | — |
| 18 | Seedream 5.0 Probytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro | Seedream | $0.09 / image | — |
| 19 | Recraft V4 Styles Prorecraft/recraft-v4-styles-pro | Recraft | $0.10 / image | — |
| 20 | Recraft V4 Styles Pro Vectorrecraft/recraft-v4-styles-pro-vector | Recraft | $0.12 / image | — |
About these prices
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest image generation API?
On OceanToken it is Recraft V4.1 Flash, at $0.007 / image. Next is Seedream 5.0 Flash, at $0.018 / image. Both answer on the same API with the same key.
How are the models ranked?
Ranked by the price per unit every account pays; a “from” price is for the model’s lowest resolution or mode.
Is the cheapest model good enough?
The price and the listed capabilities are facts this page can show; how well a model does your task is not. Run the same prompts on two models: with one key, switching is a one-line change.
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