OpenAI API Pricing (2026)

Current OpenAI API plans and a tracked history of every pricing change — extracted weekly from the official pricing page, not copied from other blogs.

Last verified: Jul 19, 2026 · Open dataset (JSON) · CC-BY 4.0

Current Plans

OpenAI APIusage-basedNo free tier
  • GPT-4o$2.50/1M input · $10/1M output
  • GPT-4o mini$0.15/1M input · $0.60/1M output
  • GPT-4 Turbo$10/1M input · $30/1M output
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo$0.50/1M input · $1.50/1M output

Priced per million tokens; batch API and cached input lower effective cost.

OpenAI API Pricing FAQ

Does OpenAI API have a free tier?

No — OpenAI API does not currently offer a free tier; its entry plan is GPT-4o at $2.50/1M input · $10/1M output.

How much does OpenAI API cost?

OpenAI API paid plans: GPT-4o at $2.50/1M input · $10/1M output, GPT-4o mini at $0.15/1M input · $0.60/1M output, GPT-4 Turbo at $10/1M input · $30/1M output, GPT-3.5 Turbo at $0.50/1M input · $1.50/1M output. Prices are re-verified weekly against the official pricing page.

What pricing model does OpenAI API use?

OpenAI API uses usage-based pricing. Priced per million tokens; batch API and cached input lower effective cost.

Related

Methodology: every week our pipeline extracts the prices published on OpenAI API’s official pricing page and compares them with the previous week; detected changes are listed above. See the full pricing tracker for all tracked tools. Data reusable with attribution (CC-BY 4.0).