Reference · Updated quarterly

AI image, TTS, and Creator API pricing tracker.

One reference page for what major AI image and TTS APIs charge as of 2026-04-25, plus how Gathos Creator changes the stack when you add text-to-video with generated audio.

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Image generation

Prices verified against each provider's public pricing page. Click the source for the live page.

ProviderPlanPriceIncludesLast changedSource
Gathos
Image + TTS bundled, 6-hour fair-use window
Pro
$18 / month flat
unlimited331d agogathos.com ↗
Midjourney
No first-class API, Discord-only workflow
Standard
$30 / month
~900 images included411d agomidjourney.com ↗
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
$0.24/image at 4K. Top of LMArena, April 2026.
Per-call API
$0.134 / image
1K-2K resolution286d agoai.google.dev ↗
GPT-Image-2
New April 21, 2026 release. ~70% cheaper than NB Pro.
Per-call API
$0.040 / image
1024×1024190d agoplatform.openai.com ↗
Imagen 4 Ultra
Google Vertex platform. LMArena #2.
Per-call API
$0.040 / image
standard resolution269d agoai.google.dev ↗
Fal.ai (FLUX-dev)
Per-GPU-second meter. Varies by model.
Per-second
~$0.025 / image
amortized241d agofal.ai ↗
Replicate (FLUX-dev)
Per-GPU-second meter. 200+ models available.
Per-second
~$0.030 / image
amortized255d agoreplicate.com ↗
Ideogram
Class-leading text-in-image accuracy.
Plus
$48 / month
4,000 images361d agoideogram.ai ↗
Leonardo.ai
Token-based credit system.
Apprentice
$10 / month
8,500 tokens392d agoleonardo.ai ↗

Text-to-speech

Prices verified against each provider's public pricing page. Click the source for the live page.

ProviderPlanPriceIncludesLast changedSource
Gathos
Image + TTS bundled
Pro
$18 / month flat
unlimited, 600+ languages, voice cloning included331d agogathos.com ↗
ElevenLabs
Industry-leading English voice quality. 32 languages.
Pro
$99 / month
500k characters293d agoelevenlabs.io ↗
PlayHT
142 languages. Strong web Studio.
Pro
$31.20 / month
600k characters317d agoplay.ht ↗
Cartesia
~40ms time-to-first-audio. 15 languages.
Pro
$50 / month
real-time optimized250d agocartesia.ai ↗
OpenAI TTS
No voice cloning. Preset voices only.
gpt-4o-mini-tts
$0.015 / minute
per-call API232d agoplatform.openai.com ↗
Murf
Web-Studio-first. 20+ languages.
Business
$49 / month / user
~3 hours of audio per seat271d agomurf.ai ↗
Resemble.ai
Strong character voice fidelity. Enterprise sales motion.
Custom
Enterprise
opaque347d agoresemble.ai ↗
Methodology. Prices are recorded from each provider's public pricing page on the date listed in the table. Per-unit rates are calculated from tier prices (e.g., ElevenLabs Pro at $99 for 500k characters = $0.000200 per character). We do not include enterprise custom-quoted prices, free-tier credits, or promotional discounts. We update this page quarterly. If a price has changed and we have not updated, email [email protected].

Questions teams ask before choosing an AI API.

What is the cheapest AI image API in 2026?

For occasional API calls, per-image providers like GPT-Image-2, Imagen, and Fal can be cheaper. For teams generating many assets, a flat monthly API is often easier to forecast than per-call billing.

How much does ElevenLabs cost compared with Gathos?

ElevenLabs Pro is listed at $99/month for 500k characters. Gathos Pro is $18/month for image generation plus TTS, and Creator is $45/month when teams also need video.

Does the tracker include video API pricing?

The tracker includes Gathos Creator context for text-to-video with generated audio. Third-party video API prices move quickly, so each table links back to live source pages where possible.

Pro is $18. Creator adds video at $45/month.

Use Pro for image and TTS, then move to Creator when video belongs in the same API stack.

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