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OpenAI: models, pricing and benchmarks

Frontier AI lab behind the GPT and o-series models.

Models

in this index

Avg input

$16.38

per 1M tokens

Avg output

$73.38

per 1M tokens

Open weights

models

Best model

gpt-5-2-pro

by average score

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All OpenAI models

Sorted by average benchmark score. Prices are per million tokens and context is measured in tokens.

#	Model	Provider	Context	Input / 1M	Avg score
1	GPT-5.2 Pro	OpenAI	2000000	$21.32	89.6
2	GPT-5.2 Max	OpenAI	1000000	$21.39	89.2
3	GPT-5.1 Reasoning	OpenAI	400000	$20.27	88.3
4	GPT-5.2	OpenAI	2000000	$19.71	88.0
5	GPT-5.1 Max	OpenAI	2000000	$20.50	87.9
6	GPT-5.1 Pro	OpenAI	200000	$19.77	87.8
7	GPT-5.2 Reasoning	OpenAI	1000000	$20.98	87.5
8	o4 Reasoning	OpenAI	1000000	$19.69	87.5
9	GPT-5.2 Turbo	OpenAI	1000000	$20.73	87.4
10	GPT-5.2 Vision	OpenAI	1000000	$19.03	87.4
11	o4 Pro	OpenAI	1000000	$19.37	87.3
12	o4 Turbo	OpenAI	2000000	$19.34	86.6
13	o4 Max	OpenAI	2000000	$19.51	86.2
14	GPT-5.1 Turbo	OpenAI	2000000	$19.19	86.1
15	GPT-5.1	OpenAI	2000000	$19.01	86.0
16	o3 Pro	OpenAI	400000	$17.89	85.8
17	o4	OpenAI	2000000	$17.74	85.4
18	o3 Reasoning	OpenAI	200000	$18.07	85.3
19	GPT-4.1 Pro	OpenAI	400000	$17.56	85.2
20	GPT-5.1 Vision	OpenAI	400000	$17.76	84.8
21	o3 Max	OpenAI	2000000	$17.82	84.8
22	GPT-4.1 Max	OpenAI	400000	$17.34	84.7
23	o3	OpenAI	400000	$16.80	84.5
24	o4 Vision	OpenAI	200000	$17.01	84.5
25	GPT-4.1 Reasoning	OpenAI	1000000	$16.97	83.8
26	o3 Turbo	OpenAI	200000	$16.63	83.4
27	GPT-4.1 Turbo	OpenAI	1000000	$16.12	82.9
28	GPT-4.1	OpenAI	1000000	$15.71	82.4
29	GPT-4.1 Vision	OpenAI	1000000	$14.88	82.0
30	o3 Vision	OpenAI	1000000	$15.24	81.8
31	GPT-5.2 Mini	OpenAI	200000	$13.34	80.4
32	GPT-5.1 Mini	OpenAI	128000	$12.19	77.7
33	o4 Mini	OpenAI	200000	$11.92	77.7
34	o3 Mini	OpenAI	128000	$10.68	76.2
35	GPT-4.1 Mini	OpenAI	128000	$10.43	74.3
36	GPT-5.1 Nano	OpenAI	32768	$9.56	74.1
37	GPT-5.2 Nano	OpenAI	128000	$9.73	73.5
38	o4 Nano	OpenAI	65536	$8.61	72.0
39	o3 Nano	OpenAI	32768	$7.78	70.6
40	GPT-4.1 Nano	OpenAI	32768	$7.42	70.5

Best OpenAI models

frontier

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro is a frontier model from OpenAI. It offers a 2,000,000-token context window, costs $21.32 per million input tokens and $76.33 per million output tokens, and averages 89.6 across the index's benchmark suite.

$21.32 in · 2,000,000 context · 89.6 avg frontier

GPT-5.2 Max

GPT-5.2 Max is a frontier model from OpenAI. It offers a 1,000,000-token context window, costs $21.39 per million input tokens and $90.69 per million output tokens, and averages 89.2 across the index's benchmark suite.

$21.39 in · 1,000,000 context · 89.2 avg frontier

GPT-5.1 Reasoning

GPT-5.1 Reasoning is a frontier model from OpenAI. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $20.27 per million input tokens and $82.11 per million output tokens, and averages 88.3 across the index's benchmark suite.

$20.27 in · 400,000 context · 88.3 avg frontier

GPT-5.2

GPT-5.2 is a frontier model from OpenAI. It offers a 2,000,000-token context window, costs $19.71 per million input tokens and $85.71 per million output tokens, and averages 88.0 across the index's benchmark suite.

$19.71 in · 2,000,000 context · 88.0 avg frontier

GPT-5.1 Max

GPT-5.1 Max is a frontier model from OpenAI. It offers a 2,000,000-token context window, costs $20.50 per million input tokens and $103.98 per million output tokens, and averages 87.9 across the index's benchmark suite.

$20.50 in · 2,000,000 context · 87.9 avg

How OpenAI fits

OpenAI has 40 models in the index, of which 0 are open weights. The average input price across the lineup is $16.38 per million tokens, and the average output price is $73.38 per million tokens. The strongest model by average benchmark score is gpt-5-2-pro.

Use the table above to compare individual models, or open a model page for its full benchmark breakdown. If you are choosing between providers, start with the comparison pages and then check context limits and licence terms.

FAQ

How many OpenAI models are in the index?

OpenAI has 40 models in this index, of which 0 are open weights.

What is the cheapest OpenAI model?

GPT-4.1 Nano is the cheapest OpenAI model by input price at $7.42 per million tokens.

What is the best OpenAI model?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the highest average benchmark score in the OpenAI lineup at 89.6.

Are OpenAI models open weights?

0 of the 40 OpenAI models in this index are open weights. The rest are proprietary.

Where is OpenAI based?

OpenAI was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.