GPT Audio 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 at $32 per million input tokens and $64 per million output tokens. Live index: 2 priced offers. Best input $2.50 per million tokens from Openrouter. Best output $10.00 per million tokens from Openrouter.
Pricing across providers
Use this table to read GPT Audio list prices. We show 2 sources right now. Lowest input in the grid: Openrouter. The chart below the table helps when output prices are much higher than input prices.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached input | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O Openrouter | $2.50 | $10.00 | — | — |
O OpenAInative | $2.50 | $10.00 | — | — |
Input vs output · per provider
Cost calculator
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Model specifications
Quick spec sheet for GPT Audio before you dive back into pricing. Reported under OpenAI.
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Max output
- 16,384 tokens
- Vision (images)
- No
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Streaming
- No
- Released
- Jan 2026
- Primary provider
- OpenAI
- Model family
- N/A
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Frequently asked questions
Read these after the table if you want plain language around GPT Audio rates. The short model note from our index: 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 at $32 per mil...
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