OpenAI API Pricing
Complete pricing breakdown for all 31 OpenAI models — GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.5, o3 Pro, GPT-4.1, and more
All OpenAI Models (28 Active)
Pricing per 1M tokens, as of Jul 2026. Sorted by input price (lowest to highest). 3 deprecated models excluded.
| Model | Tier | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5 nano | Budget | $0.05 | $0.40 | 128K |
| GPT-oss 20B | Budget | $0.08 | $0.35 | 128K |
| GPT-4.1 nano Oct 23 | Budget | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M |
| GPT-oss 120B | Budget | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K |
| GPT-5.4 nano | Budget | $0.20 | $1.25 | 400K |
| GPT-5 mini Dec 11 | Budget | $0.25 | $2.00 | 272K |
| GPT-4.1 mini | Budget | $0.40 | $1.60 | 1M |
| GPT Audio Mini | Budget | $0.60 | $2.40 | 128K |
| GPT-5.4 mini | Budget | $0.75 | $4.50 | 400K |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | Budget | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.05M |
| o3-mini Oct 23 | Budget | $1.10 | $4.40 | 200K |
| o4-mini Oct 23 | Budget | $1.10 | $4.40 | 200K |
| GPT-5 Dec 11 | Premium | $1.25 | $10.00 | 272K |
| GPT-5.1 | Mid | $1.25 | $10.00 | 272K |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | Mid | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K |
| GPT-5.2 | Mid | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K |
| GPT-4.1 | Mid | $2.00 | $8.00 | 1M |
| o3 Dec 11 | Mid | $2.00 | $8.00 | 200K |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Mid | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.4 | Mid | $2.50 | $15.00 | 400K |
| GPT Audio | Mid | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Premium | $4.00 | $20.00 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.5 | Premium | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5 Pro | Premium | $15.00 | $120.00 | 272K |
| o3 Pro Dec 11 | Premium | $20.00 | $80.00 | 200K |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | Premium | $21.00 | $168.00 | 400K |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | Premium | $30.00 | $180.00 | 1.05M |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | Premium | $30.00 | $180.00 | 400K |
● Oct 23 / Dec 11 = sunset date. These models will be removed on that date. 3 deprecated models (GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o4 Mini Deep Research) excluded.
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Chatbots & Customer Support
Fast, modern, and extremely cheap at $0.20/$1.25 per 1M tokens. 400K context handles long conversations. Best budget option for most conversational tasks.
Content Generation & Marketing
Excellent balance of quality and cost at $2.50/$15.00. Produces high-quality long-form content, blog posts, and marketing copy with strong reasoning. 400K context.
Data Analysis & Summarization
Modern 1.05M context at $0.20/$1.20. Ideal for analyzing large documents, summarizing reports, and processing structured data that doesn'''t fit in smaller windows.
Code Generation & Debugging
Purpose-built for code at $1.75/$14.00. 400K context handles multi-file codebases, reviews, and refactoring. Strongest OpenAI model for programming tasks.
Complex Reasoning & Research
OpenAI'''s most capable general model at $5.00/$30.00. Best for multi-step reasoning, complex analysis, and tasks requiring the highest accuracy. 1.05M context.
Bulk Processing & ETL
Cheapest OpenAI model at $0.08/$0.35. Open-weight, 128K context. Perfect for classification, extraction, and high-volume lightweight processing at minimal cost.
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| Tier | OpenAI | Input / Output | Anthropic | Input / Output | Input / Output | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | GPT-5.4 nano | $0.20 / $1.25 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 / $5.00 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.30 / $2.50 |
| Mid-Range | GPT-5.4 | $2.50 / $15.00 | Claude Sonnet 5 | $2.00 / $10.00 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 / $10.00 |
| Premium | GPT-5.5 | $5.00 / $30.00 | Claude Opus 5 | $5.00 / $25.00 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2.00 / $12.00 |
Prices per 1M tokens as of Jul 2026. Google Gemini models have larger context windows (up to 1M tokens) but different capability profiles.
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Pricing data last verified: Sep 8, 2026
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