Social card images: cost per 1,000 on Sume by model
A thousand social card images cost $25 on Qwen Image, $37.50 on Flux 2 Pro and $100 on Nano Banana 2 at list. Table with the quality-priced GPT Image 2.5 rows.
At the per-image prices in the Sume catalog (read 2026-10-03), 1,000 social cards cost $25 on Qwen Image or Grok Imagine, $37.50 on Flux 2 Pro, $50 on Seedream 4.5, $75 on Ideogram V3 and $100 on Nano Banana 2. GPT Image 2.5 depends on quality: an estimated $7.38 per 1,000 square images at low, $16.50 at medium and $65.88 at high. Retakes and rejected images are extra images, so budget them on top.
Per 1,000 at list
Multiply the per-image price by 1,000. Retakes multiply it again, so a 2x retake rate doubles the bill.
| Model | Per image | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Higgsfield Soul (estimate, 720p) | $0.005 | $5 |
| Qwen Image | $0.025 | $25 |
| Grok Imagine | $0.025 | $25 |
| Seedream 4 | $0.0325 | $32.50 |
| Flux 2 Pro | $0.0375 | $37.50 |
| Seedream 4.5 | $0.05 | $50 |
| Recraft V4 | $0.05 | $50 |
| Ideogram V3 | $0.075 | $75 |
| Nano Banana 2 | $0.10 | $100 |
GPT Image 2.5 by quality
These are estimates from the repo's price tables for a 1024 square at each quality, not billed figures.
| Quality | Per image | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Low | $0.007375 | $7.38 |
| Medium | $0.0165 | $16.50 |
| High (default) | $0.065875 | $65.88 |
| XHigh | $0.117125 | $117.13 |
| Max | $0.2635 | $263.50 |
The card ratio
Link-preview cards are wide rectangles. No catalog model lists 1.91:1, so ask for 16:9 or 2:1 and crop to the size your platform wants; 1:1 works for square cards.
Where the money goes
Most of a card's cost is retakes caused by text. OpenAI's image guide (read 2026-10-03) says its models can still struggle with precise text placement and clarity. Generate the art without letters and add the title with an HTML or Pillow template: 1,000 template renders cost nothing in image fees.
- Render the art once per theme, not per card.
- Use
nup to 4 to pick the best of four in one call. - Put the changing title in a template.
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