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What’s the cost per product when using OpenAI for missing angles?

About 12.4¢ per net-new SKU if you generate 3 angles. Breakdown: rembg + Pillow + VM amortised cost is 0.4¢ per image (fixed). OpenAI gpt-image-1 is ~4¢ per generated 1024×1024 angle (as of May 2026), and a typical “fill out the gallery” case is 3 angles. So: 0.4 + 3 × 4 = 12.4¢. For 1,000 net-new SKUs that’s $124 in API costs. Compare that to a photo studio shoot at $80, $200 per SKU, or a designer’s time at $50/hr for 30 min per shot ($25/SKU). Cap with a monthly budget in the worker and only fire on net-new SKUs, never on edits or backfills.

Kishan Savaliya
Kishan Savaliya
Adobe Certified Magento Commerce Developer
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