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GPT Image 1.5 vs Imagen 4

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

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 GPT Image 1.5
openai/gpt-image-1.5
Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
ProviderOpenAIGoogle
FamilyImagen
Modalityimageimage
Context window
Max output
Released2026-04-142026-04-14
Input price$5.00 /1M$0.040 /img
Output price$10.00 /1M
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
GPT Image 1.5
openai/gpt-image-1.5
Full spec →

OpenAI's image generation model that creates and edits images from text prompts, supporting multiple quality levels and output sizes.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
Full spec →

Google's latest image generation model producing high-quality, photorealistic images from text prompts with support for multiple aspect ratios.

Strengths
  • High fidelity
  • Excellent prompt adherence
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try GPT Image 1.5
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-1.5",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Imagen 4 — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/imagen-4",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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