API PRICES
OpenAI · gpt-5
Provider prices, cheapest first
Price comparison
- Official (cash)
- Input 1.25 / output 10 USD/million tokensOpenAI ·
- Lowest inference provider (cash)
- Input 1.25 / output 10 USD/million tokensOpenRouter · Aggregator · same as official ·
- Lowest relay (credit)
- 0.34375 USD credit/million total tokensgagapianyi.com "gpt5.5专用" ·
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.
OpenAI · gpt-5 official price: input 1.25, output 10 USD per million tokens (OpenAI, observed 2026-10-17). Cheapest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 1.25, output 10 USD per million tokens. Cheapest relay: gagapianyi.com, group "gpt5.5 only [machine translation] (on site: gpt5.5专用)" 0.34375 USD_CREDIT per million total tokens (credit price, not cash, observed 2026-10-16). 112 sites have comparable prices; 192 sites list this model.Relay blended price uses 75% input and 25% output.
Price ranges per million tokens
Official cash prices · Lowest 3.4375 · median 3.4375 · highest 3.4375 · 1 quotes USD / per million tokens
Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 3.4375 · median 3.4375 · highest 3.4375 · 1 quotes USD / per million tokens
Relay USD credit prices · Lowest 0.34375 · median 5.1563 · highest 92.813 · 524 quotes USD / per million tokens, site credit
Relay CNY credit prices · Lowest 1.5469 · median 6.875 · highest 41.475 · 59 quotes CNY / per million tokens, site credit
Official price
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | — | USD / 1M tokens | 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 | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source | vs official |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Official source | Input 0% · Output 0% |
Unit: USD credits per 1M tokens. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.
Price range: lowest 0.34375 · median 5.1563 · highest 92.813 (524 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 48 | api.zhiyunai168.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 12 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Azure Name on site: gpt-5-minimal Azure gpt series all models, normal concurrency t1key pool, gpt-5.5 not yet supported, gpt-image-2 not yet supported [machine translation]Original: Azure gpt系列全模型,普通并发t1key池,暂不支持gpt-5.5,暂不支持gpt-image-2 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | api.zhiyunai168.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 12 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Azure Name on site: gpt-5-low Azure gpt series all models, normal concurrency t1key pool, gpt-5.5 not yet supported, gpt-image-2 not yet supported [machine translation]Original: Azure gpt系列全模型,普通并发t1key池,暂不支持gpt-5.5,暂不支持gpt-image-2 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | api02.ananops.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.13 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | bita-api-production.up.railway.appAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | gpt-origin gpt full suite [machine translation]Original: gpt全家桶 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | boltyapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | M_gptOperator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | happyapi.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 9 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Name on site: gpt-5-high Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | happyapi.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 9 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Name on site: gpt-5-medium Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | happyapi.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 9 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | vip Name on site: gpt-5-high vip group [machine translation]Original: vip分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | happyapi.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 9 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | vip Name on site: gpt-5-medium vip group [machine translation]Original: vip分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llm.azopenai.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | default default Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llms.bestAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 15 plans | default Name on site: gpt-5-xhigh Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llms.bestAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 15 plans | default Name on site: gpt-5-medium Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llms.bestAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 15 plans | default Name on site: gpt-5-high Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llms.bestAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 15 plans | default Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | llms.bestAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 15 plans | default Name on site: gpt-5-low Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | nekoapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Default (Azure + base models) | Azure + Other Base Models [machine translation]Original: 默认(Azure + 基础模型)| Azure + Other Base Models Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | new.yihubang.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans | GPT relay [machine translation]Group on site: GPT 中转 GPT relay [machine translation]Original: GPT 中转 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.13 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | new.yihubang.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans | gpt plus gpt plus Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.13 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | new.yihubang.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans | gpt pro gpt pro Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.13 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | novaapi.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | default Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | novaapi.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | vip vip group [machine translation]Original: vip分组 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | platform.modelapi.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | defaultOperator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | sg.anyrouter.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | default Claude official [machine translation]Original: Claude官 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | sg.anyrouter.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | oai-p OpenAI account pool [machine translation]Original: OpenAI号池 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | 0.125 | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | sg.uiuiapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 18 plans | default Name on site: gpt-5-high ⭐ Default (mixed channels) | Azure + official models [machine translation]Original: ⭐ 默认(混渠道)| Azure + 官模型 Operator pending verification | 1.25 | 10 | — | 3.4375Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
Special groups · 2 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: 1 rows
- test or debug group: 1 rows
- zen-ai.top · free · gpt-5 · Input 0.00125 / Output 0.01 USD credits / 1M
- test-api.apiqik.online · openai · gpt-5 · Input 0.375 / Output 3 USD credits / 1M
Related variants · 54 rows · not ranked
These are special editions of the model (thinking, max, search, batch, long context, free, etc.). They are priced differently from the base model, so they are listed separately and not ranked. Names that only add an effort level such as low, high or nothinking are compared with the base model.
- gpt-5-search-api (-search-api · search or tool): 48 rows
- gpt-5-thinking (-thinking · thinking edition): 5 rows
- openai/gpt-5-search-api (-search-api · search or tool): 1 rows
- llm.kagu.one · Hodgepodge [machine translation]Group on site: 大杂烩 · openai/gpt-5-search-api · Input 0.625 / Output 5 USD credits / 1M
- llm.kagu.one · Hodgepodge [machine translation]Group on site: 大杂烩 · gpt-5-search-api · Input 0.625 / Output 5 USD credits / 1M
- 35.aigcbest.top · default · gpt-5-search-api · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- aigcbest.top · default · gpt-5-search-api · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- api.hopeai.cc · default · gpt-5-thinking · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- api.ifopen.ai · default · gpt-5-search-api · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- api2.aigcbest.top · default · gpt-5-search-api · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- xinsuanai.com · default · gpt-5-search-api · Input 1.25 / Output 10 USD credits / 1M
- api.hopeai.cc · Azure · gpt-5-thinking · Input 2.25 / Output 18 USD credits / 1M
- aigcbest.top · All-model dedicated line channel [machine translation]Group on site: 全模型专线渠道 · gpt-5-search-api · Input 3.25 / Output 26 USD credits / 1M
How this ranking works
All per-token prices: 97,455 prices from 871 sites (about 765 companies). 89,631 are ranked, from 861 sites (about 755 companies); 7,824 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-17.
This model has 1440 recorded prices; 702 can be compared directly (641 ranked, 61 listed separately). Not comparable yet: price not parsed yet 436, scope of the official doc price not confirmed 121, ratio looks unset 107, tiered by rules (see Tiered prices) 29, display unit not confirmed 17, billed per request or another unit 11
546 recent · 36 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?
gagapianyi.com, group "gpt5.5专用 (gpt5.5 only)", 0.34375 USD credit per million total tokens, observed 2026-10-16. 112 sites have comparable prices.
What is the official price for OpenAI · gpt-5?
Input 1.25, output 10 USD per million tokens, checked 2026-10-17. Lowest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 1.25, output 10 USD per million tokens. Input 0% higher than official.
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