o3 API Pricing Calculator

Monitor o3 model pricing with real-time alerts, compare providers, and track cost fluctuations to optimize your AI investment strategy.

Released 16 April 2025, o3 is now a legacy reasoning model from OpenAI. It is due to be replaced by GPT-5.6 Sol on 11 December 2026. A 200,000-token context window feeds responses of up to 100,000 tokens. It costs between $1.00 and $3.50 per million input tokens, depending on service tier.

Last updated Oct 3, 2026

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Model Details

Released
Apr 16, 2025
Status
Legacysunset Dec 11, 2026
Context Length
200,000
Max Output
100,000
Superseded By

Where is o3 a perfect fit?

o3 is ideal for tasks requiring advanced reasoning and large context handling, such as:
- Complex problem-solving in scientific research
- Detailed legal document analysis
- In-depth financial modeling and forecasting
- Comprehensive code generation and debugging
- Multimodal tasks integrating text and images

Quick Model Estimate

(USD 2.0000 per 1M tokens)
(USD 8.0000 per 1M tokens)

Your o3 Cost Estimate

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for 1000 input + 1000 output tokens

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Cost Breakdown

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Prices are watched for changes and checked against the provider's own page.

Pricing

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Cached Input
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OpenAI LogoOpenAITextStandard$2.0000$8.0000$0.5000200,000 tokensโ†’
OpenAI LogoOpenAITextBatch$1.0000$4.0000N/A200,000 tokensโ†’
OpenAI LogoOpenAITextFlex$1.0000$4.0000$0.2500200,000 tokensโ†’
OpenAI LogoOpenAITextPriority$3.5000$14.0000$0.8750200,000 tokensโ†’

Recent changes

When o3 was newly listed on a provider, moved to legacy or deprecated, or retired.

  1. Legacy

    OpenAI moved o3 to legacy, retiring it on 11th Dec 2026, with GPT-5.6 Sol as the suggested replacement.

See all changes, new releases and retirements →

FAQs about o3

How much does o3 cost per 1M tokens?

o3 costs between $1.00 and $3.50 per million input tokens, and between $4.00 and $14.00 per million output tokens. The range covers Standard, Batch, Flex and Priority pricing.

What does a typical workload cost with o3?

1,000 requests of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each โ€” 2,000,000 input and 500,000 output tokens in total โ€” costs $4.00 with o3 at its lowest rates. Use the calculator on this page for your own volumes.

Where can I use o3?

o3 is available through OpenAI, from $1.00 per million input tokens.

Is there cheaper o3 pricing than the standard rate?

Yes. Batch pricing for o3 starts at $1.00 per million input tokens against $2.00 on the standard tier, about 50% lower.

What is o3's context window?

o3 has a context window of 200,000 tokens, and returns up to 100,000 tokens in a single response.

Is o3 still available?

o3 is a legacy model and is scheduled for retirement on 11 December 2026. The replacement is GPT-5.6 Sol.