API PRICES
OpenAI · gpt-5.5
Provider prices, cheapest first
Price comparison
- Official (cash)
- Input 5 / output 30 USD/million tokensOpenAI ·
- Lowest inference provider (cash)
- Input 5 / output 30 USD/million tokensOpenRouter · Aggregator ·
- Lowest relay (credit)
- 11.25 USD credit/million total tokensus-3.nianhuaapi.com "福利(可用群内会通知)" ·
Official and inference-provider prices are cash; relay prices are site credit (USD credit or CNY credit), a different unit, compared separately. Relay prices are per million total tokens at 75% input and 25% output.
All official and inference price observations
OpenAI · gpt-5.5 official price: input 5, output 30 USD per million tokens (OpenAI, observed 2026-10-24). Cheapest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 5, output 30 USD per million tokens. Cheapest relay: us-3.nianhuaapi.com, group "Perk (group chat will announce when available) [machine translation] (on site: 福利(可用群内会通知))" 11.25 USD_CREDIT per million total tokens (credit price, not cash, observed 2026-10-23). 319 sites have comparable prices; 739 sites list this model.Relay blended price uses 75% input and 25% output. Conditions: Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Standard processing · documentSection: Flagship models · processingMode: standard · promptLength: <272K context length · Context tier: OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)
Price ranges per million tokens
Official cash prices · Lowest 11.25 · median 15 · highest 18.75 · 2 quotes USD / per million tokens
Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 11.25 · median 11.25 · highest 11.25 · 1 quotes USD / per million tokens
Relay USD credit prices · Lowest 11.25 · median 22.5 · highest 56.25 · 6 quotes USD / per million tokens, site credit
Official price
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Standard | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Standard processing · documentSection: Flagship models · processingMode: standard · promptLength: <272K context lengthFull price conditions{
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"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "standard",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"processingMode: standard",
"promptLength: <272K context length"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Standard | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Standard processing · documentSection: Flagship models · processingMode: standard · promptLength: >272K input tokensFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "standard",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"processingMode: standard",
"promptLength: >272K input tokens"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Official prices are the vendor's cash prices. Inference providers also list cash prices and can be compared directly. Relays list prices in site credit; what you actually pay depends on each site's top-up rate, so they cannot be compared with official prices directly.
Inference providers
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source | vs official |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Standard | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.0000005",
"input": "0.000005",
"output": "0.00003"
},
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Other tariffs and prices to review
Official price
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Batch | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Batch processing · processingMode: batch · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: <272K context lengthFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: batch"
],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "batch",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: <272K context length"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Batch | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Batch processing · processingMode: batch · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: >272K input tokensFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: batch"
],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "batch",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: >272K input tokens"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Flex processing · processingMode: flex · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: <272K context lengthFull price conditions{
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"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: flex"
],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "flex",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: <272K context length"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Flex processing · processingMode: flex · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: >272K input tokensFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: flex"
],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "flex",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: >272K input tokens"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 12.5 | 75 | 1.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Fast processing · processingMode: fast · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: <272K context lengthFull price conditions{
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"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: fast"
],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "fast",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: <272K context length"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Inference providers
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Standard | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000 · OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated) · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.000001",
"input": "0.00001",
"output": "0.000045"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated)"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Batch | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE · OpenRouter batch variant · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.00000025",
"input": "0.0000025",
"output": "0.000015"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter batch variant"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Batch | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000 · OpenRouter batch variant · OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated) · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.0000005",
"input": "0.000005",
"output": "0.0000225"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter batch variant",
"OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated)"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Older official and inference provider prices
Earlier price observations and their original conditions
Official price
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Batch | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Batch processing · processingMode: batch · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: batch"
],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "batch",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Flex processing · processingMode: flex · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: flex"
],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "flex",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Batch | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Batch processing · processingMode: batch · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: Long contextFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: batch"
],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "batch",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: Long context"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Flex processing · processingMode: flex · documentSection: Flagship models · promptLength: Long contextFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: flex"
],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "flex",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"promptLength: Long context"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Standard | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: SHORT_CONTEXT · Standard processing · documentSection: Flagship models · processingMode: standard · promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "SHORT_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "standard",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"processingMode: standard",
"promptLength: Short context (<272K context length)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Standard | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: LONG_CONTEXT · Standard processing · documentSection: Flagship models · processingMode: standard · promptLength: Long contextFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "LONG_CONTEXT",
"processingMode": "standard",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models",
"processingMode: standard",
"promptLength: Long context"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenAI | Other tariff | 12.5 | 75 | 1.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Fast processing · processingMode: fast · documentSection: Flagship modelsFull price conditions{
"sourceUnit": null,
"sourceAmounts": null,
"conditions": [
"processingMode: fast"
],
"contextTier": null,
"processingMode": "fast",
"conditionNotes": [
"documentSection: Flagship models"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Inference providers
| Provider | Tariff | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Batch | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE · OpenRouter batch variant · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.00000025",
"input": "0.0000025",
"output": "0.000015"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter batch variant"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Batch | 5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000 · OpenRouter batch variant · OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated) · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.0000005",
"input": "0.000005",
"output": "0.0000225"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter batch variant",
"OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated)"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Standard | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.0000005",
"input": "0.000005",
"output": "0.00003"
},
"conditions": [],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_DEFAULT_WHEN_NO_OVERRIDE",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source | |
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | Standard | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Context tier: OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000 · OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated) · Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)Full price conditions{
"sourceUnit": "USD_PER_TOKEN",
"sourceAmounts": {
"cacheRead": "0.000001",
"input": "0.00001",
"output": "0.000045"
},
"conditions": [
"OpenRouter override for prompts from 272000 tokens (boundary inclusivity not stated)"
],
"contextTier": "OPENROUTER_MIN_PROMPT_TOKENS_272000",
"processingMode": null,
"conditionNotes": [
"Additional web_search price 0.01 USD (per unit as declared by OpenRouter)"
],
"effectiveFrom": null,
"effectiveUntil": null
}Official source |
Unit: USD credits per 1M tokens. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.
Price range: lowest 11.25 · median 22.5 · highest 56.25 (6 quotes, USD credits per million total tokens)
Relays
Prices below are in site credit, not cash.
| # | Provider | Plan / conditions | Input ↑USD credits / 1M | Output USD credits / 1M | Cache readUSD credits / 1M | BlendedUSD credits / 1M | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recent price | |||||||
| 01 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | Perk (group chat will announce when available) [machine translation]Group on site: 福利(可用群内会通知) Operator pending verification | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | 11.25Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 02 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | GPT 站点写明 VIP 用户另有价格 Dynamic rate multiplier, svip low price, stable group [machine translation]Original: 动态倍率,svip低价,稳定分组 Operator pending verification | 6 | 36 | 0.6 | 13.5Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 03 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | GPT-Pro-not dumbed down [machine translation]Group on site: GPT-Pro-不降智 svip1.9x, regular 2.2x [machine translation]Original: svip1.9x,普通2.2x Operator pending verification | 10 | 60 | 1 | 22.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 03 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | GPTPro svip1.9x, regular 2.2x [machine translation]Original: svip1.9x,普通2.2x Operator pending verification | 10 | 60 | 1 | 22.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 05 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | Enterprise Pro [machine translation]Group on site: 企业Pro Enterprise-grade stability [machine translation]Original: 企业级稳定性 Operator pending verification | 16 | 96 | 1.6 | 36Median price ÷ this price: 0.6× | Full prices and sources |
| 06 | us-3.nianhuaapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | GPT official relay [machine translation]Group on site: GPT官转 Full-strength [machine translation]Original: 满血 Operator pending verification | 25 | 150 | 2.5 | 56.25Median price ÷ this price: 0.4× | Full prices and sources |
Special groups · 13 rows · not ranked
These plans are marked as test, internal, disabled, gated by top-up or membership, or have a near-zero ratio. They may not be purchasable or stable, so they are listed separately and left out of the ranking and statistics.
- near-zero-ratio group: 6 rows
- unrecognized flag USAGE_IMAGE_ONLY: 3 rows
- test or debug group: 2 rows
- Free declaration, listed separately: 1 rows
- top-up or membership gated: 1 rows
- zero-ratio group: 1 rows
- api.nexl.cn · vip · gpt-5.5 · Input 0 / Output 0 USD credits / 1M
- api.pezayo.com · codex anthropic · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.02 / Output 0.12 USD credits / 1M
- apiroute.top · gpt-plus · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.0675 / Output 0.405 USD credits / 1M
- apiroute.top · gpt-pro · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.11 / Output 0.66 USD credits / 1M
- bmodels.top · default · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.12 / Output 0.75 USD credits / 1M
- newtonrouter.com · Gpt Pro 20x · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.175 / Output 1.05 USD credits / 1M
- api.pezayo.com · codex · gpt-5.5 · Input 0.2 / Output 1.2 USD credits / 1M
- bikip.pro · ductest · gpt-5.5-xhigh · Input 1.5 / Output 9 USD credits / 1M
- bikip.pro · ductest · gpt-5.5 · Input 1.5 / Output 9 USD credits / 1M
- apiapi.gptshare666.pro · Image-generation-only API [machine translation]Group on site: 画图专用API · gpt-5.5 · Input 2.5 / Output 15 USD credits / 1M
How this ranking works
All per-token prices: 93,968 prices from 854 sites (about 751 companies). 84,786 are ranked, from 838 sites (about 736 companies); 9,182 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-24.
This model has 2559 recorded prices; 901 can be compared directly (883 ranked, 18 listed separately). Not comparable yet: tiered by rules (see Tiered prices) 839, price not parsed yet 484, ratio looks unset 93, new price under review; showing the previous one 93, display unit not confirmed 49, billed per request or another unit 39, scope of the official doc price not confirmed 26
6 recent · 0 stale (older than 10 days, or not updated by this refresh) · 0 unverified timestamps. Minimum and median only count recent paid prices; older prices stay in the table. 0 zero-valued pairs are separately unverified, without proof of free eligibility. Timing does not verify payment, upstream identity or quality.
Prices are converted to site credits using each site’s published ratio. What you actually pay depends on its top-up rate. Input, output and cache prices in each row come from the same plan. Several sites run by the same company take one place in the ranking: its cheapest plan, with the other sites listed under it. We judge “same company” by identical prices, status pages or homepage code; this is not a legal finding. To see every site’s prices, choose “All plans” or filter by provider.
“Self-declared unofficial channel” means the plan name itself says “reverse-engineered” or similar. We have not verified their source or quality. Minimum and median only count regular plans.
Sources not accepted this cycle and reasons
FAQ
Which API is cheapest for OpenAI · gpt-5.5?
us-3.nianhuaapi.com, group "福利(可用群内会通知) (Perk (group chat will announce when available))", 11.25 USD credit per million total tokens, observed 2026-10-23. 319 sites have comparable prices.
What is the official price for OpenAI · gpt-5.5?
Input 5, output 30 USD per million tokens, checked 2026-10-24. Lowest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 5, output 30 USD per million tokens.
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