OpenAI price history
Every pricing change we record for OpenAI API models, newest first. Tracking began Feb 5, 2024. Prices re-verified Jun 30, 2026.
0 recorded changes
Change log
No price moves have been recorded for OpenAI since tracking began on Feb 5, 2024. We re-check OpenAI's published pricing against the source on every refresh cycle — the moment a price changes, it will be logged here. The current snapshot is below.
12 models
Current OpenAI prices
Per 1M tokens, cheapest blended first. "First tracked" is when this model entered our price history.
| Model | Input | Output | Blended | First tracked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-3-small | $0.020 | $— | $0.010 | Feb 5, 2024 |
| text-embedding-3-large | $0.130 | $— | $0.065 | Feb 5, 2024 |
| GPT-4.1 nano | $0.100 | $0.400 | $0.250 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| GPT-4.1 mini | $0.400 | $1.60 | $1.00 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | $0.750 | $4.50 | $2.63 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| o3-mini | $1.10 | $4.40 | $2.75 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| o4-mini | $1.10 | $4.40 | $2.75 | Apr 22, 2025 |
| GPT-4.1 | $2.00 | $8.00 | $5.00 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| GPT-5.4 | $2.50 | $15.00 | $8.75 | Mar 9, 2026 |
| GPT-Realtime-2 | $4.00 | $24.00 | $14.00 | May 11, 2026 |
| GPT-5.5 | $5.00 | $30.00 | $17.50 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| GPT-Image-2 | $8.00 | $30.00 | $19.00 | May 6, 2026 |
About this log
ModelPriceWatch re-verifies OpenAI API pricing against its official pricing page on a twice-daily refresh cycle and records every change here.