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GPT-5 Search API

by Merge Gateway · family gpt · listed Oct 2025TV

GPT-5 model trained for web search in the Chat Completions API

Current rates USD per 1M tokens

Input$1.25
Output$10.00
Cache read—
Cache write—

Against the market

Input price vs. maker flagships ($/1M tokens)
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.15 per 1M tokens$0.15Qwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash: $0.15 per 1M tokens$0.15DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: $0.30 per 1M tokens$0.30GPT-6.1 TerraGPT-6.1 Terra: $1.00 per 1M tokens$1.00GPT-5 Search APIGPT-5 Search API: $1.25 per 1M tokens$1.25Gemini 4 CarbonGemini 4 Carbon: $2.00 per 1M tokens$2.00Grok 4.7Grok 4.7: $2.00 per 1M tokens$2.00Claude Fable 5.2Claude Fable 5.2: $8.00 per 1M tokens$8.00
Output price vs. maker flagships ($/1M tokens)
Qwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash: $0.47 per 1M tokens$0.47DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.60 per 1M tokens$0.60DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: $1.20 per 1M tokens$1.20GPT-6.1 TerraGPT-6.1 Terra: $5.00 per 1M tokens$5.00Grok 4.7Grok 4.7: $6.00 per 1M tokens$6.00GPT-5 Search APIGPT-5 Search API: $10.00 per 1M tokens$10.00Gemini 4 CarbonGemini 4 Carbon: $10.00 per 1M tokens$10.00Claude Fable 5.2Claude Fable 5.2: $40.00 per 1M tokens$40.00

On the record

Model id
openai/gpt-5-search-api
Context window
272K tokens
Max output
128K tokens
Input modalities
text, image, pdf
Output modalities
text
Reasoning
no
Tool calls
yes
Open weights
no
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
2025-10-14
Last updated
2025-10-14
Provider docs
docs.merge.dev/merge-gateway

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