Pricingby GlyphThe gpt-audio model is OpenAI's first generally available audio model.
Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The lab's own API | $2.5 | $10 | $2.5 / $10List price | n/a | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $450.00 direct.
Kong AI Gateway$450.00+0%
LiteLLM$450.00+0%
OpenRouter$474.75+5.5%
Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Eden AINot offeredNot offered
HeliconeNot offeredNot offered
Martian GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Neon AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
RequestyNot offeredNot offered
Vercel AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About GPT Audio
Takes text, audio in and returns text, audio. First listed Jan 23, 2026. Up to 16K output tokens. Blended price $4.38 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id gpt-audio.
Price history
List price since Jan 23, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
Questions
How much does GPT Audio cost?
$2.5 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of GPT Audio?
128K tokens, with up to 16K tokens of output.