Card #394 · OpenAI Platform & APIs
GPT-5 ignores detail parameter on image inputs causing token inflation
The detail parameter for image inputs is being ignored, leading to unexpectedly high token consumption. This issue is causing significant cost increases for heavy image analysis workloads and contributing to a decision to delay switching to new models.
Pain score
0.16/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.32distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency0.99freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.37upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization1.00willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 2 verified quotes
this issue is exploding our token consumption
Even when manually resizing images to fit in 512x512 they still charge an extra tile of 140 tokens
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