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GPT-5.x flagship line goes live

OpenAI pricing

OpenAI ships the GPT-5 family — GPT-5.5 at $5/$30 and GPT-5.4 at $2.50/$15 per 1M tokens — its biggest API reset since GPT-4o.

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GPT-5.x Flagship Line Live — GPT-5.5 $5/$30, GPT-5.4 $2.50/$15

The API pricing page led with the GPT-5.x flagship line: GPT-5.5 at $5/1M input and $30/1M output (cached input $0.50), GPT-5.4 at $2.50/$15 (cached $0.25), and GPT-5.4 mini at $0.75 input — selectable across Standard, Batch (50% off), and Data-residency processing modes. Source: Wayback snapshot of openai.com/api/pricing.

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OpenAI operates a dual-surface pricing model: a freemium consumer subscription stack (ChatGPT Free, Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro $100 & $200/mo, Business from $20/seat/mo, Enterprise custom) and a pure-usage API (pay-per-token per model, from $0.20/1M to $30/1M tokens on the GPT-5.x line).

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Free tier
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OpenAI pricing history

  1. Jun 2026
    Pricing Snapshot — Business & Enterprise comparison refresh
  2. May 2026
    Current Pricing Snapshot
  3. May 2026
    GPT-5.x Flagship Line Live — GPT-5.5 $5/$30, GPT-5.4 $2.50/$15
  4. Apr 2025
    o3 and o4-mini Launched
  5. Apr 2025
    GPT-4.1 Family Launched — 1M Context, Focused on Coding
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