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OpenAI Pricing

openai.com · AI Inference · refreshed 2026-05-03
AI Inference
Self-serve checkout
5 tiers
Public API
Quick answer

OpenAI pricing is sales-led — no self-serve tiers are published. Per-unit pricing: $2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini). 5 tiers are self-serve; 1 requires contacting sales. OpenAI operates in the ai inference category.

Last verified 2026-05-03 · openai.com

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Pricing snapshot
API Pricing
As of 2026-05-03 · derived from openai.com/api/pricing/
Per-unit pricing

$2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini)

Tier 1

Higher volume

Tier 2

Higher volume

Tier 3

Higher volume

Tier 4

Higher volume

Enterprise

Contact sales

5 additional priced steps detected — typically a volume slider or bulk-purchase ladder. See live page for full list.Snapshot rendered from xpay's extracted pricing signals. The full tier list lives on the live page — see source link above.
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OpenAI pricing plans
Plans & what each tier includes
Synthesized from OpenAI's public pricing page on 2026-05-03. Tier names normalized to a starter / team / business / enterprise pattern; the actual OpenAI pricing page is the source of truth for in-tier features.
Scale
Self-serve
higher tier

  • Higher monthly quotas and per-unit discounts

  • Reduced per-unit cost vs. Entry tier

  • Priority support, additional seats, advanced features

  • Card checkout, no sales contact required

Compare tiers
Enterprise
Contact sales
custom

  • Custom pricing negotiated with the OpenAI sales team

  • Dedicated account manager and SLA commitments

  • Volume discounts on per-unit costs

  • Procurement-friendly: invoicing, NDAs, security questionnaires

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Pricing summary
What OpenAI charges

OpenAI operates in the ai inference space. The published pricing page lists 5 tiers, with per-unit pricing of $2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini). The pricing page positions plans as: "API Pricing".

For the deeper analysis — score, simulation, pros & cons for AI agents, and the one-line fix that would lift this listing into the Verified band — see the agent-readiness scorecard.
Frequently asked
OpenAI pricing FAQ

OpenAI's pricing is sales-led. The published pricing page directs prospects to a sales contact form rather than self-serve plans, as of 2026-05-03.

OpenAI does not advertise a free tier on its public pricing page as of 2026-05-03. A free trial may be available on request via the sales team.

OpenAI's public pricing page lists the following per-unit pricing: $2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini). This is the rate captured by xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index on 2026-05-03 and is the basis for the agent-readiness score on the linked scorecard.

OpenAI's pricing page positions itself as: "API Pricing". Per-unit pricing of $2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini) is published. For the strict definition of agent-buyable PPU — a per-task purchase that an AI agent can complete without an annual commitment — see the agent-readiness scorecard.

Partially. 5 OpenAI tiers are self-serve via card checkout; 1 tier requires contacting sales.

Yes — OpenAI's API documentation is publicly accessible at https://openai.com/api/. An AI agent or developer can inspect the integration surface without authentication.

xpay scored OpenAI 76 / 100 on its Agent-Ready SaaS Index, which places it in the Approaching Agent-Ready band. OpenAI publishes a pricing page with 5 discoverable plan tier(s). Self-serve signup exists alongside a sales-led / custom tier. Public API documentation is reachable without an auth wall. For the full 6-step purchase simulation and the one-line fix that would lift this listing into the next band, see the linked scorecard.

In the AI Inference category, xpay's Agent-Ready Index lists multiple alternatives ranked by their ability to support AI agent purchase. Visit the agent-readiness scorecard for OpenAI to compare with 3 nearest peers, or browse the full AI Inference category from the index.

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76

/ 100 in xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index

OpenAI publishes a pricing page with 5 discoverable plan tier(s). Self-serve signup exists alongside a sales-led / custom tier. Public API documentation is reachable without an auth wall.

See the full scorecardIncludes the 6-step agent purchase simulation, score breakdown across 7 dimensions, and the one-line fix that would lift OpenAI into the Agent-Ready Verified band.
Quick facts
At a glance
Free tier

Not advertised

Lowest paid

Free

Per-unit pricing

$2.50/1M input, $15/1M output (GPT-5.4); $0.75/1M input (GPT-5.4 mini)

Self-serve checkout

5 tiers

Tier count

5

Public API

Public docs

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OpenAI pricing summary derived from a live read of https://openai.com/api/pricing/ on 2026-05-03. For the agent-readiness assessment — including the 6-step purchase simulation and a per-dimension scorecard — see xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index entry for OpenAI.

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