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o3 Deep Research API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, o3 Deep Research costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $40.00 per 1M output tokens on OpenAI, with cache reads at $2.50 per 1M tokens. It has a 200,000-token context window and returns up to 100,000 tokens per response.

By OpenAIModel ID o3-deep-researchPrices updated Checked
Deprecated: OpenAI lists July 23, 2026 as the deprecation date for o3-deep-research.
Input
$10.00 / 1M tokens
Output
$40.00 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$2.50 / 1M tokens
Context window
200,000 tokens
Max output
100,000 tokens
Providers
2
Added to LiteLLM
July 2025

o3 Deep Research pricing by provider

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

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readContext
OpenAIo3-deep-research$10.00$40.00$2.50200K
Azure OpenAIazure/o3-deep-research$10.00$40.00$2.50200K
Azure OpenAIeuazure/eu/o3-deep-research$11.00$44.00$2.75–
Azure OpenAIusazure/us/o3-deep-research$11.00$44.00$2.75–

What o3 Deep Research costs in practice

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

OpenAI$40.00
Azure OpenAI$40.00

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

OpenAI$108.00
Azure OpenAI$108.00

o3 Deep Research features

Input: text, image. Output: text.

Use o3 Deep Research with LiteLLM

Call o3 Deep Research through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/responses. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="o3-deep-research",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: o3-deep-research
    litellm_params:
      model: o3-deep-research
      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "o3-deep-research",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

o3 Deep Research FAQ

How much does o3 Deep Research cost?

o3 Deep Research costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $40.00 per 1M output tokens on OpenAI, with cache reads at $2.50 per 1M tokens.

What is the context window of o3 Deep Research?

o3 Deep Research has a 200,000-token context window and returns up to 100,000 tokens per response.

Which providers offer o3 Deep Research?

o3 Deep Research is available from 2 providers through LiteLLM: OpenAI and Azure OpenAI.

How do I call o3 Deep Research with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="o3-deep-research", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/responses from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does o3 Deep Research support?

o3 Deep Research supports image input, PDF input, reasoning, prompt caching and web search. It does not support function calling, parallel tool calls and structured output.

When did LiteLLM add o3 Deep Research?

o3 Deep Research was added to LiteLLM's model price file in July 2025.

Is o3 Deep Research being deprecated?

OpenAI deprecated o3-deep-research on July 23, 2026.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI.

Provider pages: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI.