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OpenAI is a premium AI model provider headquartered in San Francisco. It is a leader and first-mover in artificial intelligence, delivering highly performant multimodal and reasoning-driven models.

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Provider Details

Uptime Status
  • Headquarter: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Notable Models: gpt-5.6-luna, gpt-5.5

Model Release Timeline

OpenAI is a pioneering research and product company focused on developing and safely deploying advanced artificial intelligence. Its model lineup includes GPT-5 - a highly capable large language model, GPT-4o - a multimodal “omni” model handling text, images, and audio, and the reasoning-forward OpenAI o3 model, which excels in step-by-step logical tasks. Through the OpenAI API, developers and enterprises can integrate these models into their applications. By using ModelCosts.com, you can accurately predict your monthly costs, get pricing alerts, and optimize model usage for cost.
Selling Points:
- State-of-the-art models: Access GPT-5 for powerful generative language, GPT-4o for multimodal tasks, and o3 for high-precision reasoning.
- Flexible billing: Pay-as-you-go via the OpenAI API, with transparent pricing and volume-based usage.
- Cost control: Use ModelCosts.com’s calculator to forecast expenses per model, get automated alerts for rate changes, and avoid budget surprises.
- Scalable integration: Seamlessly embed OpenAI models into web and mobile apps, internal tools, or enterprise workflows.
- Safety-first design: Built with alignment and responsible AI use as core principles, reflecting OpenAI’s mission to benefit humanity.

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GPT-5Retiring SoonText$1.2500$10.0000$0.1250N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5 MiniRetiring SoonText$0.2500$2.0000$0.0250N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5 NanoRetiring SoonText$0.0500$0.4000$0.0050N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-4.1ActiveText$2.0000$8.0000$0.5000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-4.1 MiniActiveText$0.4000$1.6000$0.1000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-4.1 NanoLegacyText$0.1000$0.4000$0.0250N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-4oActiveText$2.5000$10.0000$1.2500N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4o 2024-05-13LegacyText$5.0000$15.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4o MiniActiveText$0.1500$0.6000$0.0750N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT RealtimeRetiring SoonAudio$32.0000$64.0000$0.4000N/A32,000 tokens→
GPT RealtimeRetiring SoonImage$5.0000N/A$0.5000N/A32,000 tokens→
GPT RealtimeRetiring SoonText$4.0000$16.0000$0.4000N/A32,000 tokens→
GPT AudioRetiring SoonAudio$32.0000$64.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT AudioRetiring SoonText$2.5000$10.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
o1LegacyText$15.0000$60.0000$7.5000N/A200,000 tokens→
o1 ProLegacyText$150.0000$600.0000N/AN/A200,000 tokens→
o3 ProRetiring SoonText$20.0000$80.0000N/AN/A200,000 tokens→
o3Retiring SoonText$2.0000$8.0000$0.5000N/A200,000 tokens→
o4 MiniLegacyText$1.1000$4.4000$0.2750N/A200,000 tokens→
o3 MiniLegacyText$1.1000$4.4000$0.5500N/A200,000 tokens→
GPT-4o Mini Search PreviewActiveText$0.1500$0.6000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4o Search PreviewActiveText$2.5000$10.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-5.1Retiring SoonText$1.2500$10.0000$0.1250N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5 ProRetiring SoonText$15.0000$120.0000N/AN/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5 Search APIActiveText$1.2500$10.0000$0.1250N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Audio MiniRetiring SoonAudio$10.0000$20.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Audio MiniRetiring SoonText$0.6000$2.4000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime MiniRetiring SoonAudio$10.0000$20.0000$0.3000N/A32,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime MiniRetiring SoonImage$0.8000N/A$0.0800N/A32,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime MiniRetiring SoonText$0.6000$2.4000$0.0600N/A32,000 tokens→
ChatGPT Image LatestRetiring SoonImage$8.0000$32.0000$2.0000N/A128,000 tokens→
ChatGPT Image LatestRetiring SoonText$5.0000$10.0000$1.2500N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-3.5 0301ActiveText$1.5000$2.0000N/AN/A4,091 tokens→
GPT-3.5 TurboLegacyText$0.5000$1.5000N/AN/A16,384 tokens→
GPT-3.5 Turbo 0125LegacyText$0.5000$1.5000N/AN/A16,384 tokens→
GPT-4 0613LegacyText$30.0000$60.0000N/AN/A8,192 tokens→
GPT-4 1106 PreviewLegacyText$10.0000$30.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4 Turbo 2024-04-09LegacyText$10.0000$30.0000N/AN/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4.1 2025-04-14ActiveText$3.0000$12.0000$0.7500N/A999,997 tokens→
GPT-4.1 Mini 2025-04-14ActiveText$0.8000$3.2000$0.2000N/A1,000,000 tokens→
GPT-4.1 Nano 2025-04-14LegacyText$0.2000$0.8000$0.0500N/A1,000,000 tokens→
GPT-4o 2024-08-06ActiveText$3.7500$15.0000$1.8750N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-4o Mini 2024-07-18ActiveText$0.3000$1.2000$0.1500N/A127,997 tokens→
GPT-4o Mini TranscribeRetiring SoonAudio$1.2500$5.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT-4o Mini TTSRetiring SoonAudioN/A$12.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT-4o Mini TTSRetiring SoonText$0.6000N/AN/AN/AN/A→
GPT-4o TranscribeRetiring SoonAudio$2.5000$10.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT-4o Transcribe DiarizeRetiring SoonAudio$2.5000$10.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT-5.2ActiveText$1.7500$14.0000$0.1750N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.2 ProActiveText$21.0000$168.0000N/AN/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.3 CodexRetiring SoonText$1.7500$14.0000$0.1750N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.4ActiveText$2.5000$15.0000$0.2500N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-5.4 MiniActiveText$0.7500$4.5000$0.0750N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.4 NanoRetiring SoonText$0.2000$1.2500$0.0200N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.4 ProActiveText$30.0000$180.0000N/AN/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT Audio 1.5ActiveAudio$32.0000$64.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT Audio 1.5ActiveText$2.5000$10.0000N/AN/AN/A→
GPT Image 1LegacyImage$10.0000$40.0000$2.5000N/AN/A→
GPT Image 1LegacyText$5.0000N/A$1.2500N/AN/A→
GPT Image 1 MiniRetiring SoonImage$2.5000$8.0000$0.2500N/AN/A→
GPT Image 1 MiniRetiring SoonText$2.0000N/A$0.2000N/AN/A→
GPT Image 1.5Retiring SoonImage$8.0000$32.0000$2.0000N/AN/A→
GPT Image 1.5Retiring SoonText$5.0000$10.0000$1.2500N/AN/A→
GPT Realtime 1.5ActiveAudio$32.0000$64.0000$0.4000N/AN/A→
GPT Realtime 1.5ActiveImage$5.0000N/A$0.5000N/AN/A→
GPT Realtime 1.5ActiveText$4.0000$16.0000$0.4000N/AN/A→
o4 Mini 2025-04-16LegacyText$4.0000$16.0000$1.0000N/A200,000 tokens→
o4 Mini 2025-04-16 with data sharingLegacyText$2.0000$8.0000$0.5000N/A200,000 tokens→
Text Embedding 3-LargeActiveTextN/AN/AN/A$0.1300N/A→
Text Embedding 3-SmallActiveTextN/AN/AN/A$0.0200N/A→
Text Embedding ADA-002ActiveTextN/AN/AN/A$0.10008,192 tokens→
GPT-5.6 SolActiveText$4.0000$20.0000$0.4000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-5.6 TerraActiveText$2.0000$12.0000$0.2000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-5.6 LunaActiveText$0.2000$1.2000$0.0200N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-5.5ActiveText$5.0000$30.0000$0.5000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-5.5 ProActiveText$30.0000$180.0000N/AN/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2ActiveImage$8.0000$30.0000$2.0000N/A272,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2ActiveText$5.0000N/A$1.2500N/A272,000 tokens→
Chat LatestActiveText$5.0000$30.0000$0.5000N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-5.5 CyberActiveText$12.5000$75.0000$1.2500N/AN/A→
GPT Realtime 2.1ActiveAudio$32.0000$64.0000$0.4000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2.1ActiveImage$5.0000N/A$0.5000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2.1ActiveText$4.0000$24.0000$0.4000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2.1 MiniActiveAudio$10.0000$20.0000$0.3000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2.1 MiniActiveImage$0.8000N/A$0.0800N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2.1 MiniActiveText$0.6000$2.4000$0.0600N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2ActiveAudio$32.0000$64.0000$0.4000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2ActiveImage$5.0000N/A$0.5000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime 2ActiveText$4.0000$24.0000$0.4000N/A128,000 tokens→
GPT-5.6 CyberActiveText$12.5000$75.0000$1.2500N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT-6 AstraActiveText$10.0000$50.0000$1.0000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2.5 SunburstActiveImage$8.0000$30.0000$2.0000N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2.5 SunburstActiveText$5.0000N/A$1.2500N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2.5 FlareActiveImage$8.0000$30.0000$2.0000N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT Image 2.5 FlareActiveText$5.0000N/A$1.2500N/A400,000 tokens→
GPT Rosalind ResearchActiveText$5.0000$25.0000$0.5000N/AN/A→
GPT-6 LunaActiveText$0.1000$0.5000$0.0100N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-6.1 SolActiveText$2.0000$10.0000$0.1000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT-6 SolActiveText$2.0000$10.0000$0.2000N/A1,050,000 tokens→
GPT Rosalind DiscoveryActiveText$5.0000$25.0000$0.5000N/AN/A→
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WhisperActiveAudio$0.0060N/A→
GPT Realtime TranslateActiveAudio$0.034016,000 tokens→
GPT Realtime WhisperActiveAudio$0.017016,000 tokens→
GPT Live TranscribeActiveAudio$0.017032,000 tokens→
GPT TranscribeActiveAudio$0.004532,000 tokens→
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TTS-1Retiring SoonAudio$15.0000N/A→
TTS-1 HDRetiring SoonAudio$30.0000N/A→

Standard prices for the first context band. Batch, other service tiers and long-context prices are on each model's OpenAI page.

Latest Models by OpenAI

GPT Rosalind Discovery Active
Other
Oct 2026
GPT-6.1 Sol Active
Multimodal
Sep 2026 1,050,000 ctx
GPT-6 Sol Active
Multimodal
Sep 2026 1,050,000 ctx
GPT-6 Luna Active
Multimodal
Sep 2026 1,050,000 ctx
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst Active
Image
Sep 2026 400,000 ctx

Recently Deprecated Models

GPT-5.3 Codex Legacy
Code
Deprecated Apr 2027
GPT-5.1 Legacy
Multimodal
Deprecated Apr 2027
GPT-5.4 Nano Legacy
Chat
Deprecated Apr 2027
GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize Legacy
Audio
Deprecated Feb 2027
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe Legacy
Audio
Deprecated Feb 2027

Recent changes at OpenAI

The latest price changes, releases, new listings and retirements involving OpenAI.

  1. Retired

    OpenAI retired GPT Image 1, with GPT Image 2 as the suggested replacement.

  2. Retired

    OpenAI retired GPT-3.5 Turbo, with GPT-5.6 Terra as the suggested replacement.

  3. Retired

    OpenAI retired GPT-3.5 Turbo 0125, with GPT-5.6 Terra as the suggested replacement.

  4. Retired

    OpenAI retired GPT-4 0613, with GPT-5.6 Sol as the suggested replacement.

  5. Retired

    OpenAI retired GPT-4 1106 Preview, with GPT-5.6 Sol as the suggested replacement.

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