GPT-5 Nano API Pricing

OpenAI · released 2025-08-07

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GPT-5 Nano price

$0.05
input / 1M tokens
< 0.01¢ / 1K
$0.40
output / 1M tokens
0.040¢ / 1K
$0.1375
blended / 1M tokens
0.014¢ / 1K

Official list price from OpenAI, as recorded by models.dev

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.0145¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.04¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out0.29¢
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out0.23¢
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$4.35

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.05) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.40).

Benchmarks

BenchmarkValueSourceAs of
Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) 139.2 epoch 2025-08-07
Epoch Mock AIME accuracy No public data yet
Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy No public data yet
Arena text rating 1338 arena 2026-10-28
Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) 1385 arena 2026-10-28
Arena math rating 1347 arena 2026-10-28
Arena WebDev rating No public data yet

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Prices: OpenAI's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.

FAQ

Who develops GPT-5 Nano?

GPT-5 Nano is developed by OpenAI, released 2025-08-07.

How much does GPT-5 Nano cost per million tokens?

GPT-5 Nano costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens ($0.1375 blended), per OpenAI's official list price as recorded by models.dev.

What is the GPT-5 Nano API price?

The GPT-5 Nano API price is $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens ($0.1375 per 1M blended).

How much does GPT-5 Nano cost for a typical request?

A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0145¢ on GPT-5 Nano, at $0.05/1M input and $0.40/1M output.

Is GPT-5 Nano free?

GPT-5 Nano's official API list price is $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check OpenAI's site for those.

How does GPT-5 Nano rank on benchmarks?

GPT-5 Nano scores 139.2 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #90 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.

Where does this data come from?

Pricing for GPT-5 Nano comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.