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GPT Audio Pricing
OpenAI · openai-gpt-audio
Input / 1M tokens
$2.50
Output / 1M tokens
$10.00
Context window
128k tokens
≈ 171 pages of text
Max output
16,384 tokens
What it costs in practice
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens)$0.007
1,000 requests / month$7.00/mo10,000 requests / month$70.00/mo100,000 requests / month$700.00/moEstimate your own workloadOpens the calculator with GPT Audio preloaded — adjust volume and token counts there.
Price history
Only one price point recorded so far.
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What it excels at
Handles combined text and audio inputs for tasks such as voice interaction, audio analysis, and transcription with contextual understanding.
The business tradeoff
Output token pricing is four times input cost; audio processing can increase latency compared to text-only models.
Cheaper from OpenAI
Head-to-head
Vendor list rates, as of Jun 15, 2026 · source: openrouter · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.