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GPT-5.5 Cost Calculator
GPT-5.5 is OpenAI's flagship model released April 2026. Native multimodal, 1M+ token context window, 128K max output. Strong reasoning, vision, and tool use.
Input
$5.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$30.00
per 1M tokens
Context window
1050K
tokens
Released
2026-04
Cutoff 2026-02
✓ Exact tokenizer·$5.00 in·$30.00 out (per 1M)
Quick start with a use case
Total cost per call$0.0200
Input$0.005000
Output$0.0150
Cost comparison
Standard
$0.0200
With Caching
$0.0177
Save 11% ↓
With Batch
$0.0100
Save 50% ↓
Detailed pricing
GPT-5.5 pricing breakdown
All pricing dimensions including caching and batch discounts.
| Type | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Input | $5.0000 |
| Output | $30.0000 |
| Cached input | $0.5000 |
| Batch input | $2.5000 |
| Batch output | $15.0000 |
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How it compares
GPT-5.5 vs alternatives
Single-call cost (1000 input + 500 output tokens) ranked from cheapest.
| Model | Per call |
|---|---|
GPT-5.5 OpenAI · this page | $0.0200 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek | $0.000480 |
| GPT-5 mini OpenAI | $0.001250 |
| Mistral Large 3 Mistral | $0.001250 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Google | $0.002000 |
| o4-mini OpenAI | $0.003300 |
Recommended use
When to choose GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5 shines for general-purpose tasks, image and document understanding, complex multi-step reasoning, and code generation and review. Token counts on this page are exact via the official tokenizer.
✓Context window of 1050K tokens handles entire codebases or book-length documents.
✓Prompt caching available — significant savings for repeated system prompts.
✓Batch API support for non-realtime workloads at ~50% discount.
✓Tool / function calling supported.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
GPT-5.5 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical chat call (1000 input + 500 output tokens) costs approximately $0.0200. Use the calculator above to estimate your specific use case.
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