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OpenAI GPT Image 2 vs O4-Mini

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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 OpenAI GPT Image 2
openai/gpt-image-2
O4-Mini
openai/o4-mini
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI
Familyo-series
Modalityimagetext
Context window200,000 tok
Max output100,000 tok
Released2026-04-232026-04-13
Input price$0.0000 /img$1.10 /1M
Output price$4.40 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyes
Vision
JSON modeyes
Reasoningyes
Prompt caching
OpenAI GPT Image 2
openai/gpt-image-2
Full spec →

OpenAI's next-generation image model that creates and edits images from text prompts, with support for multiple quality levels, sizes, and output formats. Note: transparent backgrounds are not supported — use openai/gpt-image-1.5 for transparent PNGs.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
O4-Mini
openai/o4-mini
Full spec →

OpenAI's fast, lightweight reasoning model optimized for multi-step problem solving at lower cost.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
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 OpenAI GPT Image 2
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-image-2",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try O4-Mini — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/o4-mini",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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