Create image
Creates an image given a prompt using a GPT Image model. Learn more.
Body ParametersJSON
The number of images to generate. Must be between 1 and 10.
The compression level (0-100%) for the generated images. This parameter is only supported for the GPT image models with the webp or jpeg output formats, and defaults to 100.
The number of partial images to generate. This parameter is used for streaming responses that return partial images. Value must be between 0 and 3. When set to 0, the response will be a single image sent in one streaming event.
Note that the final image may be sent before the full number of partial images are generated if the full image is generated more quickly.
Generate the image in streaming mode. Defaults to false. See the
Image generation guide for more information.
This parameter is only supported for the GPT image models.
A unique identifier representing your end-user, which can help OpenAI to monitor and detect abuse. Learn more.
Create image
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-image-2.5-flare",
"prompt": "A cute baby sea otter",
"n": 1,
"size": "1024x1024"
}'
{
"created": 1713833628,
"data": [
{
"b64_json": "..."
}
],
"usage": {
"total_tokens": 100,
"input_tokens": 50,
"output_tokens": 50,
"input_tokens_details": {
"text_tokens": 10,
"image_tokens": 40
}
}
}
Create image
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-image-2.5-flare",
"prompt": "A cute baby sea otter",
"n": 1,
"size": "1024x1024",
"stream": true
}' \
--no-buffer
event: image_generation.partial_image
data: {"type":"image_generation.partial_image","b64_json":"...","partial_image_index":0}
event: image_generation.completed
data: {"type":"image_generation.completed","b64_json":"...","usage":{"total_tokens":100,"input_tokens":50,"output_tokens":50,"input_tokens_details":{"text_tokens":10,"image_tokens":40}}}
Returns Examples
{
"created": 0,
"background": "transparent",
"data": [
{
"b64_json": "b64_json",
"revised_prompt": "revised_prompt",
"url": "https://example.com"
}
],
"output_format": "png",
"quality": "low",
"size": "1024x1024",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 0,
"input_tokens_details": {
"image_tokens": 0,
"text_tokens": 0
},
"output_tokens": 0,
"total_tokens": 0,
"output_tokens_details": {
"image_tokens": 0,
"text_tokens": 0
}
}
}