Context
272K
Max output
128K
Serving providers
1
Cheapest input
$1.25 /1M
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments (committed-use discounts, provisioned throughput, negotiated rates) can be materially lower.

Pricing by serving provider

standard tier · per 1M tokens · click a provider to expand
Serving providerInput /1MOutput /1MEndpoints
OpenAICheapest$1.25$10.001
Standardgpt-5-search-api
ComponentUnitStandard
Text cached in/1M tok$0.125
Text input/1M tok$1.25
Text output/1M tok$10.00

Price history

listed seller prices, input and output per 1M tokens
Input Output
$0.00$5.00$10.00Feb 13Jun 22$10.00$1.25

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Frequently asked questions

GPT 5 Search Api pricing, context and availability

How much does GPT 5 Search Api cost?

GPT 5 Search Api costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens from OpenAI, and $10.00 per 1M output tokens from OpenAI.

What is the context window of GPT 5 Search Api?

GPT 5 Search Api accepts up to 272K tokens of context and can return up to 128K output tokens.

What can GPT 5 Search Api do?

GPT 5 Search Api supports image input (vision), tool use, prompt caching, structured output and web search.

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