OpenAI API Pricing
Complete pricing breakdown for every OpenAI model — GPT-5, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, and more
All OpenAI Models
Pricing per 1M tokens, as of Jul 2026. Sorted by price (lowest to highest).
| Model | Tier | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o mini | Budget | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K |
| GPT-5.4 nano NEW | Budget | $0.20 | $1.25 | 400K |
| GPT-5 mini | Budget | $0.25 | $2.00 | 272K |
| GPT-5.4 mini NEW | Budget | $0.75 | $4.50 | 400K |
| GPT-4o | Mid | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K |
| GPT-5.4 NEW | Mid | $2.50 | $15.00 | 400K |
| GPT-5 | Premium | $10.00 | $30.00 | 256K |
| GPT-4 Turbo | Premium | $10.00 | $30.00 | 128K |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | Budget | $0.50 | $1.50 | 16K |
| GPT-5.4 Pro NEW | Premium | $30.00 | $180.00 | 400K |
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Chatbots & Customer Support
Fast, affordable, and good enough for most conversational tasks. At $0.15/$0.60 per 1M tokens, it handles FAQs and simple support queries at minimal cost.
Content Generation & Marketing
Excellent balance of quality and cost. Produces high-quality long-form content, blog posts, and marketing copy with strong reasoning at $2.50/$10.00 per 1M tokens.
Data Analysis & Summarization
Modern reasoning with 272K context at a budget price. Ideal for analyzing large documents, summarizing reports, and processing structured data at $0.25/$2.00.
Code Generation & Debugging
Strong coding performance with 128K context. Handles multi-file codebases, reviews, and refactoring reliably for $2.50/$10.00 per 1M tokens.
Complex Reasoning & Research
OpenAI's most capable model. Best for multi-step reasoning, complex analysis, and tasks requiring the highest accuracy. 272K context at $1.25/$10.00.
Bulk Processing & ETL
The cheapest OpenAI option for high-volume, simple tasks. Good for classification, extraction, and lightweight processing at $0.50/$1.50 per 1M tokens.
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OpenAI vs Competitors
How do OpenAI's prices compare to Anthropic and Google for equivalent model tiers?
| Tier | OpenAI | Input / Output | Anthropic | Input / Output | Input / Output | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | GPT-4o mini | $0.15 / $0.60 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 / $5.00 | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 / $0.40 |
| Mid-Range | GPT-4o | $2.50 / $10.00 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 / $15.00 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 / $10.00 |
| Premium | GPT-5 | $1.25 / $10.00 | Claude 4 Opus | $15.00 / $75.00 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 / $10.00 |
Prices per 1M tokens. Google Gemini models have larger context windows (up to 1M tokens) but different capability profiles.
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