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Access needs an account with prepaid credit.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 31300, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/image-generation", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.openai.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://github.com/openai/openai-openapi", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.reference" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "card-required", "closed-source", "python", "typescript", "openapi", "llms-txt", "c2pa", "watermark", "commercial-licence" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-22", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 72.7, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 67, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 20, "reliability": 80, "schema": 90, "security": 85, "transparency": 92 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "high", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "On 2025-11-26 OpenAI disclosed that its analytics vendor Mixpanel was breached, exposing names, emails, rough location and IDs of API platform users. No API keys, prompts or outputs. Mixpanel was removed and the incident documented (https://openai.com/index/mixpanel-incident/). -2 because it touched every API account, decayed because it's fixed and disclosed." ], "verdict": "Generation, mask edits and multi-reference edits on the same models, via the Image API or the Responses tool. No per-image price for GPT Image 2.5, and the cost calculator doesn't cover it.", "strengths": [ "Generation, mask edits and multi-reference edits on the same models, via the Image API or the Responses tool", "Restricted keys can be limited to the image endpoints, with per-project spend limits", "No training on API data by default, 30-day abuse logs and Zero Data Retention eligibility for GPT Image models", "Typed parameters, an OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and a dated changelog", "Batch halves the image output price, including on GPT Image 2.5 Flare" ], "weaknesses": [ "No per-image price for GPT Image 2.5, and the cost calculator doesn't cover it", "Tier 1 accounts get 5 images a minute on GPT Image 2.5 Flare", "Base64-only responses put the whole image in the payload", "Six image models removed or scheduled for removal between 2026-05-12 and 2026-12-01", "Three API image incidents in the last 90 days, the longest about 53 minutes of elevated errors" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pin `quality` and `size`. `auto` makes cost and latency vary per call", "Read `usage` in the response to track image tokens, it's the only cost signal for GPT Image 2.5", "Don't retry `moderation_blocked` or `image_generation_user_error`. Change the prompt first", "Honour `Retry-After` on 429 and add jitter, image limits are per minute and low at tier 1", "Move off gpt-image-1 before 2026-10-23 and off 1-mini, 1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest before 2026-12-01" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "high", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 72.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 20, "reliability": 80, "schema": 90, "security": 85, "transparency": 83 }, "provenanceScore": 100 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install openai # or: npm i openai", "http": "curl https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY\" -H \"content-type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"gpt-image-2.5-flare\",\"prompt\":\"A beige coffee mug on a wooden table\",\"size\":\"1024x1024\",\"quality\":\"medium\"}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/openai-image-api" }, "sameCompany": [ "openai-api", "openai-embeddings", "openai-moderation", "openai-sora", "openai-agents-sdk", "openai-codex" ], "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "gpt-image-2", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.053, "note": "medium quality, 1024x1024, output tokens only" }, { "item": "gpt-image-2 low", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.006, "note": "low quality, 1024x1024" }, { "item": "gpt-image-2 high", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.211, "note": "high quality, 1024x1024" }, { "item": "gpt-image-1.5", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.034, "note": "medium quality, 1024x1024. Removal on 2026-12-01" }, { "item": "gpt-image-1-mini", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.011, "note": "medium quality, 1024x1024. Removal on 2026-12-01" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "OpenAI OpCo, LLC", "domain": "openai.com", "domainRegistered": "2007-01-19", "domainNote": "openai.com was registered in 2007, before OpenAI existed.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://openai.com/policies/services-agreement/", "privacy": "https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.openai.com", "changelog": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-image-api.json", "live": { "slug": "openai-image-api", "probe": { "target": "https://api.openai.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T22:50:37.346095401Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 142, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 133, "p95ms24h": 155, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1089, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 259, "ok": 259 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.openai.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T22:45:42.565626286Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "openai/openai-python", "version": "v3.24.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:35:35.318975574Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "openai", "version": "7.27.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:35:35.251915172Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "openai", "version": "3.24.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:35:35.142700958Z" } ], "githubStars": 31742, "npmWeekly": 50351921, "pypiWeekly": 72949998, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://openai.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:58.86463118Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developers.openai.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:08.149803604Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "openai.com", "registered": "2007-01-19", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/openai.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:02.32020521Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T22:50:37.346095401Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "recraft", "name": "Recraft API", "vendor": "Recraft", "vendorUrl": "https://www.recraft.ai", "kind": "model", "category": "image-generation", "summary": "Recraft's own image models (V2, V3, V4, V4.1, V4.1 Flash and V4 Styles) behind an OpenAI-compatible REST API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recraft", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recraft.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recraft.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/recraft.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer API token for the REST API, created in the Recraft profile. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.recraft.ai/mcp uses OAuth 2.0 and bills the Studio subscription credits, not API units.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid API units at $1 per 1,000 units, non-refundable and non-expiring. V4.1 Flash $0.007 an image, V4.1 and V4.1 Utility $0.035, V4.1 Pro $0.21, V4 $0.04, V4 Pro $0.25, V3 $0.04, V2 $0.022. Vector output costs more (V4.1 Vector $0.08, V4.1 Pro Vector $0.30). Vectorise and background removal $0.01 a request, crisp upscale $0.004, creative upscale $0.25 (https://www.recraft.ai/docs/api-reference/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$0.004 / call", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in the API docs or pricing page (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 9, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.recraft.ai/docs/api-reference/getting-started", "llmsTxt": "https://www.recraft.ai/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.upscale", "image.vector", "image.reference" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "llms-txt", "commercial-licence" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 338, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 62, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 30, "reliability": 70, "schema": 64, "security": 30, "transparency": 61 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Native SVG vector generation, not traced raster. No changelog and no error reference.", "strengths": [ "Native SVG vector generation, not traced raster", "Per-image prices published for every model and operation, from $0.007", "OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so OpenAI SDKs work with a new base URL", "`response_format` choice of URL, base64 or multipart", "No incidents on the status page in August or September 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No changelog and no error reference", "security.txt expired on 2025-11-11, no bug bounty or certification found", "Result URLs are public to anyone holding the link for about 24 hours", "No free API allowance, and the hosted MCP bills Studio credits, not API units", "No 429 or backoff guidance" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use `/v1/images/generations/vector` when the task must return SVG, so the server rejects raster models", "Ask for `b64_json` or `multipart` if you can't fetch the URL within a day", "Name `recraftv4_1_flash` for drafts at $0.007. The default `recraftv4_1` costs $0.035", "Stay under 100 images a minute and 5 requests a second per user", "Point the OpenAI SDK at `https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1`, but expect some parameters to be ignored" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 62, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 30, "reliability": 70, "schema": 64, "security": 30, "transparency": 45 }, "provenanceScore": 77 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1/images/generations \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $RECRAFT_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"prompt\":\"race car on a track\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http recraft https://mcp.recraft.ai/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "recraft": { "url": "https://mcp.recraft.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/recraft" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Recraft V4.1", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.035, "note": "default model, 1024x1024 raster" }, { "item": "Recraft V4.1 Flash", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.007, "note": "raster only, no styles" }, { "item": "Recraft V4.1 Pro", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.21, "note": "4 MP raster" }, { "item": "Recraft V4.1 Vector", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.08, "note": "SVG output" }, { "item": "Recraft V3", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.04 }, { "item": "Crisp upscale", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.004 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Recraft Inc.", "domain": "recraft.ai", "domainRegistered": "2022-06-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.recraft.ai/legal/terms", "privacy": "https://www.recraft.ai/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.recraft.ai", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "security.txt at recraft.ai lists Expires 2025-11-11", "status.recraft.ai redirects to recraft.instatus.com", "The Swagger UI at https://external.api.recraft.ai/doc/ didn't expose a spec URL we could fetch" ], "score": 77 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recraft.json", "live": { "slug": "recraft", "probe": { "target": "https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T22:50:39.012581966Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 257, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 262, "p95ms24h": 325, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1089, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 259, "ok": 259 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.recraft.ai", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:25.838092749Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://recraft.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "expired", "expires": "2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:38.787551716Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.recraft.ai/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:09.367946989Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "recraft.ai", "registered": "2022-06-27", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/recraft.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:06.493219184Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.recraft.ai/docs/api-reference/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:50.621345511Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2dbd643c6b9a" }, { "url": "https://www.recraft.ai/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:52.782834338Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "71fcfb72fa3b" }, { "url": "https://www.recraft.ai/legal/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:54.76952122Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "11bab9ec8acb" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T22:50:39.012581966Z" } }, "summary": "OpenAI Image API has a score of 72.7 (BB) against Recraft API's 53 (D). Both do image generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 55 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-recraft", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-recraft.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-recraft.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-recraft.min.md" }, "markdown": "OpenAI Image API has a score of 72.7 (BB) against Recraft API's 53 (D). Both do image generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 55 points.\n\n- OpenAI Image API: grade BB, 72.7/100, rank #67 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-image-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-image-api.json\n- Recraft API: grade D, 53/100, rank #338 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recraft.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/recraft.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick OpenAI Image API for reliability (+10), schema \u0026 documentation (+26), agent ergonomics (+10), security \u0026 auth (+55), maintenance \u0026 community (+31), transparency \u0026 trust (+31).\n\nPick Recraft API for payments \u0026 pricing (+10).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | OpenAI Image API | Recraft API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 70 | OpenAI Image API +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 64 | OpenAI Image API +26 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 62 | OpenAI Image API +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 85 | 30 | OpenAI Image API +55 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | Recraft API +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 48 | OpenAI Image API +31 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 92 | 61 | OpenAI Image API +31 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **72.7 · BB** | **53 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | OpenAI Image API | Recraft API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | OpenAI | Recraft |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.openai.com/v1` | `https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 9 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | none |\n| Popularity | 31k stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**OpenAI Image API.** Generation, mask edits and multi-reference edits on the same models, via the Image API or the Responses tool. No per-image price for GPT Image 2.5, and the cost calculator doesn't cover it.\n\n**Recraft API.** Native SVG vector generation, not traced raster. No changelog and no error reference.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### OpenAI Image API\n\n1. Pin `quality` and `size`. `auto` makes cost and latency vary per call\n2. Read `usage` in the response to track image tokens, it's the only cost signal for GPT Image 2.5\n3. Don't retry `moderation_blocked` or `image_generation_user_error`. Change the prompt first\n4. Honour `Retry-After` on 429 and add jitter, image limits are per minute and low at tier 1\n5. Move off gpt-image-1 before 2026-10-23 and off 1-mini, 1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest before 2026-12-01\n\n### Recraft API\n\n1. Use `/v1/images/generations/vector` when the task must return SVG, so the server rejects raster models\n2. Ask for `b64_json` or `multipart` if you can't fetch the URL within a day\n3. Name `recraftv4_1_flash` for drafts at $0.007. The default `recraftv4_1` costs $0.035\n4. Stay under 100 images a minute and 5 requests a second per user\n5. Point the OpenAI SDK at `https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1`, but expect some parameters to be ignored\n\n## Other comparisons with OpenAI Image API or Recraft API\n\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/black-forest-labs-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/black-forest-labs-vs-recraft.md)\n- [fal image models vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-image-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [fal image models vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-image-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Ideogram API vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Ideogram API vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Leonardo.Ai API vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leonardo-ai-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Leonardo.Ai API vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leonardo-ai-vs-recraft.md)\n- [OpenAI Image API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [OpenAI Image API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Recraft API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/recraft-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Recraft API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/recraft-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "OpenAI Image API vs Recraft API", "url": "" } ], "description": "OpenAI Image API has a score of 72.7 (BB) against Recraft API's 53 (D). 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