USD per 1M tokens
Model pricing detail
OpenAI gpt-5-search-api Model pricing detail
OpenAI gpt-5-search-api pricing: input $1.25, cached input $0.125, output $10.00 per 1M tokens, sample monthly cost, and official source.
Content quality
Model page context
This page adds interpretation around the raw pricing table so readers can compare cost, context, source, and history together. OpenAI lists gpt-5-search-api at $1.25 input and $10 output per 1M tokens.
USD per 1M tokens
USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 10,000 requests/month, 8,000 input tokens, 1,500 output tokens, and 30% cached input when cached pricing is listed.
Data confidence
OpenAI gpt-5-search-api Source status
Pricing Verified Freshness values are generated from source check metadata, validation status, and stored pricing history snapshots only.
Most recent successful source verification.
Latest generated or historical pricing update.
Recorded pricing changes in stored snapshots.
Objective source, validation, and history signals.
Higher means fewer or smaller price changes.
Higher means more pricing movement.
Data sources: provider source, methodology, history, Trust Center.
Price / performance
Value Score
Sourced benchmark and price signal.
Among models with sourced benchmark coverage.
Lower combined price ranks better.
Uses available pricing stability metadata.
No Value Score is shown because this model does not currently have both sourced benchmark coverage and complete listed input/output pricing.
Model pricing detail
Current token rates
Prices can change without notice. Verify the linked provider source before buying or deploying.
| Provider | Model | Input / 1M | Cached / 1M | Output / 1M | Sample monthly cost | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | gpt-5-search-api USD per 1M tokens | $1.25 | $0.125 | $10.00 | $223.00 | Official source |
Provider
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| OpenAI | gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 USD per 1M tokens | $0.100 | $0.025 | $0.400 | $12.20 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | $0.075 | $0.600 | $19.20 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | $0.075 | $0.600 | $19.20 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-search-preview USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | $0.075 | $0.600 | $19.20 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11 USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | $0.075 | $0.600 | $19.20 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | Not listed | $0.600 | $21.00 | Official source |
| OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview-2024-12-17 USD per 1M tokens | $0.150 | Not listed | $0.600 | $21.00 | Official source |
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| Google Gemini | learnlm-1.5-pro-experimental USD per 1M tokens | N/A | Not listed | N/A | N/A | Official source |
| Google Gemini | lyria-3-clip-preview USD per 1M tokens | N/A | Not listed | N/A | N/A | Official source |
| Google Gemini | lyria-3-pro-preview USD per 1M tokens | N/A | Not listed | N/A | N/A | Official source |
| OpenRouter | inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash USD per 1M tokens | $0.010 | $0.002 | $0.030 | $1.06 | Official source |
| OpenRouter | mistralai/mistral-nemo USD per 1M tokens | $0.019 | Not listed | $0.030 | $1.97 | Official source |
| Groq | meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-22m USD per 1M tokens | $0.030 | Not listed | $0.030 | $2.85 | Official source |
| OpenRouter | nex-agi/nex-n2-mini USD per 1M tokens | $0.025 | $0.003 | $0.100 | $2.96 | Official source |
| OpenRouter | ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-micro USD per 1M tokens | $0.017 | Not listed | $0.112 | $3.04 | Official source |
FAQ
Model pricing FAQ
How much does gpt-5-search-api cost per 1M tokens?
gpt-5-search-api costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens, $0.125 / 1M cached input, and $10.00 per 1M output tokens.
What is the source for gpt-5-search-api pricing?
This page links to the official OpenAI pricing source. Verify the source before buying or deploying.
How do I estimate monthly gpt-5-search-api cost?
Multiply input, cached input, and output tokens by their price per 1M tokens, then multiply by monthly request volume.
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Historical intelligence
gpt-5-search-api pricing history signals
OpenAI gpt-5-search-api first appears on 2026-06-29, last updates on 2026-07-04, and has 0 pricing change(s). The stored history shows no price move is present in the stored snapshots.
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Last stored snapshot date
Changed tracked price fields
Only counted when capability fields exist in snapshots
Calendar days from latest tracked change
No increase in snapshots
No decrease in snapshots
Between stored change dates
Average absolute changed-field movement per tracked month
Inverse of pricing stability score
Cheapest-rank positions moved over time
No price move recorded
The available snapshots do not show a changed tracked price field.
Contextual insights
OpenAI gpt-5-search-api Model pricing detail data notes
- OpenAI lists gpt-5-search-api at $1.25 input and $10 output per 1M tokens.
- The listed context window is 272,000 token context, which should be checked against workload memory needs.
- Pricing history first tracked this model on 2026-06-29.
Current pricing comes from dist/data/providers.json, provider history files in dist/data/history/, and generated internal page links. The public build was last generated on 2026-08-04.
Model details use source-backed current pricing, context metadata, generated alternatives, and pricing history when available.
Static build timestamp from the pricing dataset.
For planning purposes is that OpenAI gpt-5-search-api Model pricing detail should be evaluated through the page's linked price, source, history, and related model context. OpenAI lists gpt-5-search-api at $1.25 input and $10 output per 1M tokens.
Editorial information
Reviewed by AI Pricing Hub Editorial
2026-08-04
Methodology explains collection, validation, limitations, and update cadence.