Generate images with GPT-image-1 and store in Google Drive with cost tracking
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 12 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Google Sheets. It also calls api.openai.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- HTTP Request: calls api.openai.com (POST)
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Aggregate: combines items into one
- Edit Fields-file_name (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: file_name, b64_json
- Google Sheets: append
- Convert to File: converts data to a file (to binary)
- Google Drive: uses Google Drive
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: id, webViewLink, thumbnailLink…
- Google Sheets: append
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.openai.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (10)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate
From the author
How it works - Receive a chat input as an image prompt. - Call OpenAI's gpt-image-1 API to generate an image. - Split the returned images and process them one by one. - Upload each generated image to Google Drive. - Save image links and thumbnails to a Google…