o1 API Pricing
OpenAI · Frontier · Proprietary · released 2024-12. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-08-14.
- Input: $15.00 per 1M tokens
- Output: $60.00 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): $7.50 / $30.00
- Prompt-cache read: $7.50
- Context window: 200K
- Arena ELO: 1350 (as of 2026-08-13)
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 | $0.052 | $0.046 | $4.6K |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.078 | $0.068 | $6.8K |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.222 | $0.111 | $11.1K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.145 | $0.142 | $14.2K |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.165 | $0.154 | $15.4K |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.058 | $0.029 | $2.9K |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.072 | $0.036 | $3.6K |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.270 | $0.238 | $23.9K |
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.