OpenAI API Pricing (Updated 2026)
Compare pricing for all 53 OpenAI models. Prices shown per 1M tokens with historical trends.
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Overview
53
Total Models
$0.03
Cheapest Input (per 1M)
1050K
Max Context Length
Model Release Timeline
15 releasesOct 2025
$10.00 / $40.00
Nov 2025
$0.25 / $2.00
Nov 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Nov 2025
$0.63 / $5.00
Nov 2025
$0.63 / $5.00
Dec 2025
$1.25 / $10.00
Dec 2025
$0.88 / $7.00
Dec 2025
$10.50 / $84.00
Dec 2025
$0.88 / $7.00
Jan 2026
$1.75 / $14.00
Feb 2026
$1.75 / $14.00
Mar 2026
$1.75 / $14.00
Mar 2026
$2.50 / $15.00
Mar 2026
$30.00 / $180.00
Apr 2026
$30.00 / $180.00
Spacing represents time between releases
Oct 2025→Apr 2026
All OpenAI Models
Compare pricing for all 53 OpenAI models.
Model | Context | Input | Output | Coding | MMLU | GPQA | Cache Read | Cache Write | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
131K | $0.030 | $0.140 | 65.2 | 71.8 | 61.1 | $0.02 | - | ||
131K | $0.039 | $0.180 | 70.7 | 77.5 | 67.2 | $0.014 | - | ||
400K | $0.050 | $0.400 | 47.0 | 55.6 | 42.8 | $0.005 | - | ||
1.0M | $0.050 | $0.200 | 32.6 | 65.7 | 51.2 | $0.025 | - | ||
128K | $0.150 | $0.600 | 23.4 | 64.8 | 42.6 | $0.075 | - | ||
- | $0.200 | $1.250 | — | — | 55.8 | $0.02 | - | ||
2K | $0.200 | $0.200 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
1.0M | $0.200 | $0.800 | 48.3 | 78.1 | 66.4 | $0.1 | - | ||
400K | $0.250 | $2.000 | 83.6 | 82.0 | 81.3 | $0.025 | - | ||
400K | $0.250 | $2.000 | 69.2 | 82.8 | 80.3 | $0.025 | - | ||
2K | $0.500 | $0.500 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
16K | $0.500 | $1.000 | — | 46.2 | 29.7 | - | - | ||
128K | $0.550 | $2.200 | 57.6 | 74.2 | 60.3 | $0.55 | - | ||
400K | $0.625 | $5.000 | 49.4 | 80.1 | 64.3 | $0.125 | - | ||
128K | $0.625 | $5.000 | — | — | — | $0.125 | - | ||
- | $0.750 | $4.500 | — | — | 60.6 | $0.075 | - | ||
200K | $0.750 | $3.000 | — | — | — | $0.025 | - | ||
128K | $0.875 | $7.000 | — | — | — | $0.175 | - | ||
400K | $0.875 | $7.000 | 66.9 | 81.4 | 71.2 | $0.175 | - | ||
2K | $1.000 | $1.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
200K | $1.100 | $4.400 | — | — | — | $0.275 | - | ||
200K | $1.100 | $4.400 | 85.9 | 83.2 | 78.4 | $0.275 | - | ||
200K | $1.100 | $4.400 | 73.4 | 80.2 | 77.3 | $0.55 | - | ||
200K | $1.100 | $4.400 | 71.7 | 79.1 | 74.8 | $0.55 | - | ||
400K | $1.250 | $10.000 | 84.9 | 86.0 | 86.0 | $0.125 | - | ||
128K | $1.250 | $10.000 | 54.3 | 82.0 | 68.6 | $0.125 | - | ||
400K | $1.250 | $10.000 | 55.8 | 80.6 | 67.3 | $0.125 | - | ||
400K | $1.250 | $10.000 | — | — | — | $0.125 | - | ||
400K | $1.250 | $10.000 | 84.0 | 86.5 | 83.7 | $0.125 | - | ||
4K | $1.500 | $2.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
400K | $1.750 | $14.000 | — | — | 91.5 | $0.175 | - | ||
400K | $1.750 | $14.000 | — | — | 89.9 | $0.175 | - | ||
128K | $1.750 | $14.000 | — | — | — | $0.175 | - | ||
200K | $2.000 | $8.000 | — | — | — | $0.5 | - | ||
200K | $2.000 | $8.000 | 80.8 | 85.3 | 82.7 | $0.5 | - | ||
1.0M | $2.000 | $8.000 | 45.7 | 80.6 | 66.6 | $0.5 | - | ||
1.1M | $2.500 | $15.000 | — | — | 74.8 | $0.25 | - | ||
128K | $2.500 | $10.000 | — | — | — | $1.25 | - | ||
16K | $3.000 | $4.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
128K | $5.000 | $15.000 | — | 77.3 | 51.1 | - | - | ||
128K | $5.000 | $15.000 | 29.1 | 69.4 | — | - | - | ||
200K | $10.000 | $40.000 | — | — | — | $2.5 | - | ||
4K | $10.000 | $10.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
400K | $10.500 | $84.000 | 88.9 | 87.4 | 90.3 | - | - | ||
400K | $15.000 | $120.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
200K | $15.000 | $60.000 | 67.9 | 84.1 | 74.7 | $7.5 | - | ||
4K | $20.000 | $20.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
200K | $20.000 | $80.000 | — | — | 84.5 | - | - | ||
1.1M | $30.000 | $180.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
1.1M | $30.000 | $180.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
8K | $30.000 | $60.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
128K | $75.000 | $150.000 | — | — | — | $37.5 | - | ||
200K | $150.000 | $600.000 | — | — | — | $75 | - |
* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts under 200k tokens.
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