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OpenAI: o1 pricing

The latest and strongest model family from OpenAI, o1 is designed to spend more time thinking before responding. OpenAI: o1 from OpenRouter costs $15.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $7.50 per 1M. Context window 200,000 tokens.

API id openai/o1 · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$15.00
Input / 1M tokens
$60.00
Output / 1M tokens
$7.50
Cached input / 1M
200K
Context window

OpenAI: o1 specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
openai/o1
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
200K tokens
Max output
100K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • reasoning
  • vision

o1 across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

ProviderInput /1MCached /1MOutput /1M1M in + 1M outvs vendor
OpenAIVendorCheapest
$15.00$7.50$60.00$75.00—
OpenRouterHostviewing
$15.00$7.50$60.00$75.00—

What OpenAI: o1 costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.04
Document summary50,0002,000$0.87
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$27.00

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does OpenAI: o1 cost per 1M tokens?
OpenAI: o1 costs $15.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $7.50 per 1M.
What is OpenAI: o1's context window?
OpenAI: o1 accepts up to 200,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 100,000 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than OpenAI: o1?
Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $15.00 for OpenAI: o1, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this OpenAI: o1 price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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