Live pricing snapshot
Input / 1K
$0.0025
Prompt tokens
Output / 1K
$0.0100
Completion tokens
Input / 1M
$2.5000
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openai api cost
OpenAI API Cost Calculator (OpenAI)
OpenAI API request volume can scale faster than expected. Use this calculator page to estimate spend before overruns.
Model routing choices are easier when OpenAI API cost is visible at request level.
Proof from the product
Real UI snapshot from AI Cost Board used in production workflows.
Provider-level drilldown for spend and token economics.
When to choose OpenAI API
- • Use OpenAI API when the quality profile fits your production workload and cost per request stays inside target margin.
- • Benchmark with the same prompt mix you plan to run in production rather than generic sample prompts.
- • Track provider-level latency, retries, and errors with cost to validate real routing performance.
Common cost drivers to monitor
- • Retries and fallback loops can multiply spend even when token pricing looks cheap.
- • Prompt/context growth silently increases input token cost over time.
- • Latency regressions often correlate with retries and timeout-driven duplicate requests.
Recommended next steps
- • Use this cost baseline to align engineering and finance assumptions.
- • Track actual request logs and provider analytics after launch.
- • Add budget alerts and anomaly detection for the owning project/workspace.
Estimated mode. Input capped at 100,000 chars.
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Pricing updated: Mar 5, 2026, 04:00 AM
Input Cost
$0.0000
Output Cost
$0.00064
Total Cost
$0.00064
Price basis: 250 cents / 1M input tokens and 1,000 cents / 1M output tokens.
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Frequently asked questions
How is OpenAI API cost calculated?
Normalize with the same prompt/output profile for every model. This page uses live input/output rates for OpenAI and converts them into per-1K and per-1M views.
Can I use this OpenAI API page for production budgeting?
Yes. Use the embedded calculator or pricing table first, then multiply by expected request volume and retry behavior.
What should I monitor besides token rates?
Track retries, latency, and error rate. Production spend is pricing multiplied by operational behavior.
How do I turn this into continuous tracking?
Use AI Cost Board to monitor cost per team, project, model, and provider with budget alerts and anomaly detection.
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