GPT-5 API pricing

The original GPT-5 (August 2025), still widely integrated.

VisionTool callingReasoningPrompt cachingWeb searchPDF input

Input

$1.25

per 1M tokens

Cached input

$0.125

per 1M tokens

Output

$10.00

per 1M tokens

Context window

272K

max output 125K

Prices last synced Aug 20, 2026 from the LiteLLM community price catalog — the same catalog Marginal prices real usage events against, refreshed daily. Hand-checked against the provider's official pricing page on Aug 20, 2026. Spot an error? Tell us.

Pricing notes

  • Batch and Flex tiers are 50% off these rates; Fast mode is roughly 2x (varies by model).

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Your monthly workload

Cache hit rate = share of input tokens served from the provider's prompt cache, billed at the model's cached-input price. Estimates use standard per-token rates — batch discounts, service tiers, and long-context surcharges are not applied.

GPT-5
ModelInputCached inputOutputPer requestMonthly
GPT-5$750$50.00$2,500$0.00660$3,300
Rates used: GPT-5 $1.25 in / $10.00 out

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