How much does GPT-5 cost per token?

GPT-5 is priced at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.4 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 8, 2026.

What is GPT-5's context window?

GPT-5 supports a context window of up to 400K tokens, per OpenAI.

How widely used is GPT-5?

GPT-5 accounts for about 0.3% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of Jun 4, 2026.

What are the alternatives to GPT-5?

By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Hy3, DeepSeek V4 Flash, and MiniMax M3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

ModelsOpenAI

GPT-5

Name: GPT-5
Author: OpenAI

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Context

400K

tokens

Released

Aug 7, 2025

on OpenRouter

Token share

0.3%

OpenRouter · Jun 4, 2026

Pricing

Price per million tokens

Input $/MTok

$0.0596%

OpenRouter · Jul 8, 2026

Output $/MTok

$0.496%

OpenRouter · Jul 8, 2026

Cache read $/MTok

$0.01

OpenRouter

Current GPT-5 prices per million tokens across tracked sources.
Source	Tracked slug	In $/MTok	Out $/MTok	Cache read	Cache write	Context	Effective	Last Δ (in)
OpenRouter	openai/gpt-5-nano	$0.05	$0.4	$0.01	—	400K	Jul 8, 2026	96%
models.dev	neon/gpt-5-nano	$0.05	$0.4	$0.005	—	400K	Jul 8, 2026	96%
llm-prices.com	gpt-5-nano	$0.05	$0.4	$0.005	—	—	Jul 8, 2026	95%

latest tracked price per source · Δ = most recent input-price move within that source

3 sources tracking

Input $/MTok

Output $/MTok

per-source step lines · $/MTok

history since Jan 1, 2023

Specs

Context & availability

GPT-5 specifications.
Provider	OpenAI
Context window	400K tokens
Listed on OpenRouter	Aug 7, 2025
Tracked price sources	llm-prices.com · OpenRouter · models.dev
OpenRouter slugs	openai/gpt-5 · openai/gpt-5-2025-08-07

source: OpenRouter model catalog + tracked price feeds

id: gpt-5

Usage

Share of OpenRouter tokens

90-day · to Jun 4, 2026

source: OpenRouter model rankings · share of tracked coding-token volume

0.3% on Jun 4, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for GPT-5.
Benchmark	Configuration	Score	Date	Source
Aider Polyglot	gpt-5 (medium)	86.7%	Aug 25, 2025	aider-repo
Aider Polyglot	gpt-5 (low)	81.3%	Aug 25, 2025	aider-repo
Aider Polyglot	gpt-5 (high)	88%	Aug 23, 2025	aider-repo
AA Intelligence Index	openai/gpt-5	34.7index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Coding Index	openai/gpt-5	37.8index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Agentic Index	openai/gpt-5	25.7index	—	or-embedded-aa

scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only

Similar models

Alternatives to GPT-5 by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Model	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
1	Hy3Tencent	857.5B	—	vs GPT-5
2	DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek	806.2B	6.6%	vs GPT-5
3	MiniMax M3MiniMax	665.9B	9.8%	vs GPT-5
5	DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek	530.6B	50.5%	vs GPT-5

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Jul 7, 2026

FAQ

GPT-5 FAQ

How much does GPT-5 cost per token?: GPT-5 is priced at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.4 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 8, 2026.
What is GPT-5's context window?: GPT-5 supports a context window of up to 400K tokens, per OpenAI.
How widely used is GPT-5?: GPT-5 accounts for about 0.3% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of Jun 4, 2026.
What are the alternatives to GPT-5?: By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Hy3, DeepSeek V4 Flash, and MiniMax M3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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