gpt-oss-120b (high) API Pricing
OpenAI · released 2025-08-05 · merges 2 reasoning-effort tiers
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: gpt-oss-120b (high), gpt-oss-120b (low).
Pricing
0.015¢ / 1K
0.059¢ / 1K
0.026¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0253¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.0897¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.809¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.569¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $7.60 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.15) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.595).
Benchmarks
#228 of 533
#112 of 197
#14 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Sarvam 105B (high) | 8.8 | $0.074 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.088 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| HyperNova 60B 2605 (high, based on gpt-oss-120b) | 11.7 | — |
| MiniMax M1 80k | 11.7 | $0.963 |
| Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B | 11.7 | — |
| gpt-oss-120b (high) | 11.6 | $0.261 |
| K2 Think V2 | 11.5 | — |
| LongCat Flash Lite | 11.5 | — |
| DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | 11.4 | $2.50 |
More from OpenAI
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra (max) | 52.7 | $20.00 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (max) | 47.0 | $8.00 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (max) | 42.1 | $4.50 |
| GPT-5.4 (xhigh) | 39.0 | $5.625 |
| GPT-5.5 (xhigh) | 38.4 | $11.25 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (max) | 37.3 | $0.45 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex (xhigh) | 32.5 | $4.813 |
| GPT-5.2 (xhigh) | 30.4 | $4.813 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops gpt-oss-120b (high)?
gpt-oss-120b (high) is developed by OpenAI, released 2025-08-05.
How much does gpt-oss-120b (high) cost per million tokens?
gpt-oss-120b (high) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.595 per 1M output tokens ($0.261 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does gpt-oss-120b (high) rank on benchmarks?
gpt-oss-120b (high) scores 11.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #228 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to gpt-oss-120b (high)?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.261/1M for gpt-oss-120b (high).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for gpt-oss-120b (high) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.