GPT-5.2 API Pricing
OpenAI · Mid-tier · Proprietary · released 2025-12. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-08-14.
- Input: $1.75 per 1M tokens
- Output: $14.00 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): $0.88 / $7.00
- Prompt-cache read: $0.17
- Context window: 400K
- Arena ELO: 1440 (as of 2026-08-13)
- Available on: Direct API, Azure AI Foundry, OpenRouter (curated by hand — verify with the provider)
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads — only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Cost/req (list) | Cost/req (optimized) | Monthly @100K req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0096 | $0.0082 | $821 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.015 | $0.012 | $1.2K |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.034 | $0.016 | $1.6K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.030 | $0.029 | $2.9K |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.033 | $0.031 | $3.1K |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.011 | $0.0052 | $520 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.013 | $0.0065 | $652 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.053 | $0.046 | $4.6K |
These are list prices — real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.