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OpenAI API Pricing (Updated 2026)

Compare pricing for all 54 OpenAI models. Prices shown per 1M tokens with historical trends.

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Last updated: February 15, 2026 at 08:07 AM

Overview

54
Total Models
$0.03
Cheapest Input (per 1M)
1048K
Max Context Length

Model Release Timeline

15 releases
Oct 2025
$10.00 / $40.00
Oct 2025
$10.00 / $10.00
Oct 2025
$2.50 / $2.00
Oct 2025
$0.07 / $0.30
Nov 2025
$0.25 / $2.00
Nov 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Nov 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Nov 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Dec 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Dec 2025
$1.75 / $14.00
Dec 2025
$21.00 / $168.00
Dec 2025
$1.75 / $14.00
Jan 2026
$1.75 / $14.00
Jan 2026
$0.60 / $2.40
Jan 2026
$2.50 / $10.00
Spacing represents time between releases
Oct 2025Jan 2026

All OpenAI Models

Compare pricing for all 54 OpenAI models.

Current Pricing (per 1M tokens)

54 models

Model
Input $/M
Output $/M
Coding
MMLU
GPQA
Cache Read
Cache Write
Context
Actions
$0.030
$0.140
77.7
74.8
68.8
-
-
131,072
Try
$0.039
$0.190
87.8
80.8
78.2
-
-
131,072
Try
$0.050
$0.400
78.9
78.0
67.6
$0.005
-
400,000
Try
$0.075
$0.300
$0.037
-
131,072
Try
$0.100
$0.400
32.6
65.7
51.2
$0.025
-
1,047,576
Try
$0.150
$0.600
-
-
128,000
Try
$0.150
$0.600
$0.075
-
128,000
Try
$0.150
$0.600
23.4
64.8
42.6
$0.075
-
128,000
Try
$0.250
$2.000
83.6
82.0
81.3
$0.025
-
400,000
Try
$0.250
$2.000
83.8
83.7
82.8
$0.025
-
400,000
Try
$0.400
$1.600
48.3
78.1
66.4
$0.100
-
1,047,576
Try
$0.500
$1.500
46.2
29.7
-
-
16,385
Try
$0.600
$2.400
-
-
128,000
Try
$1.000
$2.000
-
-
4,095
Try
$1.100
$4.400
$0.275
-
200,000
Try
$1.100
$4.400
85.9
83.2
78.4
$0.275
-
200,000
Try
$1.100
$4.400
73.4
80.2
77.3
$0.550
-
200,000
Try
$1.100
$4.400
71.7
79.1
74.8
$0.550
-
200,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
$0.125
-
400,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
49.4
80.1
64.3
$0.125
-
400,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
$0.125
-
128,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
84.9
86.0
86.0
$0.125
-
400,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
84.0
86.5
83.7
$0.125
-
400,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
$0.125
-
128,000
Try
$1.250
$10.000
84.6
87.1
85.4
$0.125
-
400,000
Try
$1.500
$2.000
-
-
4,095
Try
$1.750
$14.000
$0.175
-
400,000
Try
$1.750
$14.000
$0.175
-
128,000
Try
$1.750
$14.000
66.9
81.4
71.2
$0.175
-
400,000
Try
$2.000
$8.000
$0.500
-
200,000
Try
$2.000
$8.000
80.8
85.3
82.7
$0.500
-
200,000
Try
$2.000
$8.000
45.7
80.6
66.6
$0.500
-
1,047,576
Try
$2.500
$10.000
-
-
128,000
Try
$2.500
$2.000
$0.250
-
400,000
Try
$2.500
$10.000
-
-
128,000
Try
$2.500
$10.000
-
-
128,000
Try
$2.500
$10.000
30.9
74.8
54.3
$1.250
-
128,000
Try
$2.500
$10.000
31.7
52.1
$1.250
-
128,000
Try
$2.500
$10.000
31.7
52.1
$1.250
-
128,000
Try
$3.000
$4.000
-
-
16,385
Try
$5.000
$15.000
42.5
80.3
65.5
-
-
128,000
Try
$5.000
$15.000
33.4
74.0
52.6
-
-
128,000
Try
$10.000
$10.000
$1.250
-
400,000
Try
$10.000
$40.000
$2.500
-
200,000
Try
$10.000
$30.000
29.1
69.4
-
-
128,000
Try
$10.000
$30.000
-
-
128,000
Try
$10.000
$30.000
-
-
128,000
Try
$15.000
$120.000
-
-
400,000
Try
$15.000
$60.000
67.9
84.1
74.7
$7.500
-
200,000
Try
$20.000
$80.000
84.5
-
-
200,000
Try
$21.000
$168.000
88.9
87.4
90.3
-
-
400,000
Try
$30.000
$60.000
-
-
8,191
Try
$30.000
$60.000
-
-
8,191
Try
$150.000
$600.000
-
-
200,000
Try

* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts ≤ 200k tokens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Currently, GPT-OSS-20b is the most affordable at $0.03 per 1M input tokens.
Count your input tokens (prompt) and expected output tokens (response). Use the formula: (input_tokens/1M × input_price) + (output_tokens/1M × output_price). Our pricing calculator can help automate this.
OpenAI pricing varies by model. Input costs range from $0.03 to $150.00 per 1M tokens. See the table above for specific model pricing.