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GPT-5 Search API


GPT-5 Search API is OpenAI logoOpenAI's language model with a 272K context window and up to 128K output tokens, starting at $1.25 / 1M input and $10.00 / 1M output. A GPT-5 variant integrated with web search capabilities, enabling real-time information retrieval through a dedicated search API interface.
Spec
Canonical IDopenai-gpt-5-search-api
TypeLanguage
StatusActive
CreatorOpenAIOpenAI
Providers
Context Window272K tokens
Max Output128K tokens
Input ModalitiesImagePdf
Output ModalitiesText
Reasoning Effortsminimal

Capabilities

Input2/5
Text·
Image
Audio·
Video·
PDF
Output1/5
Text
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities5/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling
Parallel Function Calling
Structured Outputs
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching
Assistant Prefill·

Pricing by Provider

ProviderStandard
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Cache Read
$ / 1M
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gpt-5-search-api
$1.25$10.00$0.125

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Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
GPT-5.4 Mini1.1M$0.750$4.50Available
GPT-5.4 Nano1.1M$0.200$1.25Available
GPT-5.41.1M$2.50$15.00Available
GPT-5.4 Pro1.1M$30.00$180.00Available
GPT-5.4 3.51.1MAvailable
GPT-5.4 Pro 3.51.1MAvailable
GPT-5.3 Chat128K$1.75$14.00Available
GPT-5.3 Codex400K$1.75$14.00Available
GPT-5.3 Codex Spark128KAvailable
GPT-5.3 Instant128KAvailable
GPT-5 Search API272K$1.25$10.00Current

Model IDs