GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-Image-2

GPT-6 Astra (OpenAI) versus GPT-Image-2 (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price. Input costs 3 Credits / M for GPT-6 Astra and 1.5 Credits / M for GPT-Image-2, so GPT-Image-2 is 50% cheaper.

Input (prompt)
3Credits / M
≈ $0.456
Output (completion)
15Credits / M
≈ $2.28
1.05M context · 128K output95% off
GPT-6 Astra details
Input (prompt)
1.5Credits / M
≈ $0.228
Output (completion)
9Credits / M
≈ $1.37
— context · — output95% off
GPT-Image-2 details
Lower input price
GPT-Image-2
50% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
GPT-6 Astra
Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-6 Astragpt-6-astra
GPT-Image-2gpt-image-2
Input (prompt) · Credits / M3≈ $0.4561.5≈ $0.228
Output (completion) · Credits / M15≈ $2.289≈ $1.37
Cache read · Credits / M0.30.375
Context window1.05M—
Max output128K—
7-day uptime99.5%—
Latest probe latency2.6s—
Measured throughput18.6 t/s37.4 t/s
ProtocolsOpenAI Responses—
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)60≈ $9.1233≈ $5.02

Prices are the WandAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from WandAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-6 AstraGPT-Image-2
Vision
Prompt Caching
Function Calling
Reasoning
Response Schema
Streaming
Web Search
Audio
Video
File Input
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra or GPT-Image-2?

At the WandAPI default channel price, GPT-6 Astra input costs 3 Credits / M and GPT-Image-2 input costs 1.5 Credits / M, so GPT-Image-2 is 50% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Can I switch between GPT-6 Astra and GPT-Image-2 at any time?

Yes. WandAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-6 Astra and GPT-Image-2 differ?

Only GPT-6 Astra: Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema, Streaming, Web Search. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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