GPT-5 Search API API Pricing

GPT-5 Search API pricing by provider

2 listings across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

Other GPT-5 Search API prices on OpenAI

What GPT-5 Search API costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

GPT-5 Search API features

• Function calling
• Parallel tool calls
• Structured output
• Image input
• PDF input
• Prompt caching
• Web search

Use GPT-5 Search API with LiteLLM

Call GPT-5 Search API through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="gpt-5-search-api",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

model_list:
  - model_name: gpt-5-search-api
    litellm_params:
      model: gpt-5-search-api
      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY

curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5-search-api",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

GPT-5 Search API FAQ

More OpenAI models

• GPT-5.4 High$2.50 / $15 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.4 Low$2.50 / $15 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.6 Sol Disc$4 / $20 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.5 Cyber$12.50 / $75 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.6 Cyber$12.50 / $75 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.6$4 / $20 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.6 Luna$0.20 / $1.20 per 1M tokens
• GPT-5.6 Sol$4 / $20 per 1M tokens