Open AI charging too much for web searches?

[blake24]

Thanks Matt!

Here’s my original post going over why exactly the web-search tool charges more than expected (based on conversation with OpenAI support):

Heads up: Web Search Tool Billing Can Be Higher Than You Expect (Here’s Why)

Hey folks — just wanted to share something I ran into with OpenAI’s Web Search tool billing that might save you some confusion (and surprise charges). What happened I was testing the new Web Search tool with the Responses API. I used the Web Search tool 57 times and expected to be billed $1.71 (since it’s listed as $0.03 per call ($30 per 1k calls) for gpt-4o-mini with high context on the pricing page). But instead, I got charged $4.41. I couldn’t figure out why, so I reached out to support. T…

Hopes this helps someone!!