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OpenAI: GPT Audio API Pricing
The gpt-audio model is OpenAI's first generally available audio model. The new snapshot features an upgraded decoder for more natural sounding voices and maintains better voice consistency. Audio is priced...
How much does OpenAI: GPT Audio cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, OpenAI: GPT Audio costs about $45 ($25 input + $20 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to OpenAI: GPT Audio?
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 — $0.239 in / $11.94 out per 1M
- Google: Gemini 4 Argon — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol Pro — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
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Frequently asked questions
How much does OpenAI: GPT Audio cost?
OpenAI: GPT Audio costs $2.5 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $45.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT Audio?
OpenAI: GPT Audio has a context window of 128,000 tokens and can return up to 16,384 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to OpenAI: GPT Audio?
Cheaper models include MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 ($0.239 in / $11.94 out), Google: Gemini 4 Argon ($2 in / $10 out), OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro ($2 in / $10 out). See the full list on this page.
Is OpenAI: GPT Audio free to use?
No. OpenAI: GPT Audio is a paid model at $2.5 input / $10 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: openai · Model ID: openai/gpt-audio · Modality: text+audio->text+audio · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices