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o1 pricing

Complete o1 API cost reference: $15/M input, $60/M output, 200K token context window, $7.50/M cached reads. Verified against official sources.

Prices verified August 20, 2026
o1
Input / M
$15
Output / M
$60
Cache read
$7.50
Cache write
$22.50
Context
200K
Batch
−50%
Vision
Yes
Reasoning
Yes

What o1 costs in practice

WorkloadCost / callCost @ 1K req/day
Light · 1K in / 300 out$0.0510$1552.31/mo
Standard · 10K in / 2K out$0.3900$11870.63/mo
Heavy · 100K in / 20K out$3.90$118706.25/mo

Estimates assume medium reasoning effort, no batch discounts and no prompt caching. Turn on prompt caching and the input side typically drops 50–90% — run your own mix in the free calculator preloaded with o1.

About this page

Prices were last verified on August 20, 2026 against OpenAI's official pricing page. Providers reprice frequently — see our methodology for exactly how estimates are computed, and always confirm final rates with the provider before budgeting.

o1 FAQ

How much does o1 cost?

o1 charges $15 per million input tokens and $60 per million output tokens, with cached input reads at $7.50/M. Batch mode cuts both rates by 50% for asynchronous workloads.

What is the context window of o1?

o1 supports a context window of 200,000 tokens (200K) — roughly 150,000 English words or about 300 pages of text in a single request.

Does o1 support images, audio or reasoning?

o1 offers vision & image understanding, hidden reasoning tokens. Reasoning model — hidden chain-of-thought tokens are charged as output.

How do I estimate my o1 bill?

A typical workload of 10K input and 2K output tokens costs about $0.3900 per call with o1. At 1,000 requests per day that is roughly $11870.63 per month. Use the free AITokenCalculator to run your exact numbers.