# \#pricing **URL:** https://community.openai.com/tag/pricing/146.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [Request for Annual and Multi-Year Membership Discounts for ChatGPT Plus](https://community.openai.com/t/request-for-annual-and-multi-year-membership-discounts-for-chatgpt-plus/1113752)
**Author:** [@jameschoi91](https://community.openai.com/u/jameschoi91)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/request-for-annual-and-multi-year-membership-discounts-for-chatgpt-plus/1113752 "2026-10-22T10:04:28Z")
Hello OpenAI Team, I really appreciate the amazing work OpenAI has done with ChatGPT! I have a suggestion that I believe would be beneficial for both users and OpenAI. Currently, ChatGPT Plus is only available as a mon… --- ## [Feature Request: Customisable ChatGPT Plus Usage Allowances](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-customisable-chatgpt-plus-usage-allowances/1407741)
**Author:** [@the.craft.box.uk](https://community.openai.com/u/the.craft.box.uk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-customisable-chatgpt-plus-usage-allowances/1407741 "2026-10-19T13:05:01Z")
Proposal: Allow ChatGPT Plus subscribers to customise their subscription by reallocating unused feature allowances towards the tools and capabilities they use most, without changing the monthly subscription price. The P… --- ## [Student Subscription Proposal: Affordable Pricing and Higher Educational Upload Limits](https://community.openai.com/t/student-subscription-proposal-affordable-pricing-and-higher-educational-upload-limits/1407657)
**Author:** [@MKH](https://community.openai.com/u/MKH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/student-subscription-proposal-affordable-pricing-and-higher-educational-upload-limits/1407657 "2026-10-19T05:47:04Z")
I’m a paying ChatGPT Plus subscriber and an accounting student pursuing my bachelor’s degree. I’d like to propose a permanent, affordable student subscription that includes substantially higher file and image upload limi… --- ## [Feature request: chatgpt mini india — ₹20/month](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-chatgpt-mini-india-20-month/1407160)
**Author:** [@pranitawale511](https://community.openai.com/u/pranitawale511)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-chatgpt-mini-india-20-month/1407160 "2026-10-17T09:10:09Z")
Hello OpenAI Community, I would like to suggest a low-cost ChatGPT subscription for users in India. The proposed plan would cost 20 rupees per month and include limited AI text generation, image generation, coding assi… --- ## [Proposal: Developer / Codex-Focused Subscription Plan](https://community.openai.com/t/proposal-developer-codex-focused-subscription-plan/1395741)
**Author:** [@nansovannbuth89](https://community.openai.com/u/nansovannbuth89)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/proposal-developer-codex-focused-subscription-plan/1395741 "2026-09-08T10:26:36Z")
I would like to suggest a dedicated Developer / Codex subscription plan for users who mainly use OpenAI for software development. Many developers primarily need Codex, repository editing, debugging, terminal/agent workf… --- ## [Pay-as-you-need premium access: passes or credits for occasional ChatGPT users](https://community.openai.com/t/pay-as-you-need-premium-access-passes-or-credits-for-occasional-chatgpt-users/1392148)
**Author:** [@Chabraal](https://community.openai.com/u/Chabraal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/pay-as-you-need-premium-access-passes-or-credits-for-occasional-chatgpt-users/1392148 "2026-09-08T08:20:55Z")
Pay-as-you-need premium access for occasional ChatGPT users I would like to suggest an additional payment option for ChatGPT that could complement Free, Go, Plus, and Pro rather than replace subscriptions: Pay-as-you-ne… --- ## [Feature Request: “ChatGPT Do” £15/month for ChatGPT + Codex](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-chatgpt-do-15-month-for-chatgpt-codex/1394843)
**Author:** [@adrian.a.adewunmi](https://community.openai.com/u/adrian.a.adewunmi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-chatgpt-do-15-month-for-chatgpt-codex/1394843 "2026-09-04T18:40:47Z")
Hi @OpenAI\_Support I’d like to suggest a new ChatGPT subscription tier aimed specifically at developers and technical users: ChatGPT Do — £15/month The idea is simple: combine the core intelligence of ChatGPT with Cod… --- ## [20% price reduction for GPT 5.6 Sol: API, Codex credits and ChatGPT Work](https://community.openai.com/t/20-price-reduction-for-gpt-5-6-sol-api-codex-credits-and-chatgpt-work/1391726)
**Author:** [@VeitB](https://community.openai.com/u/VeitB)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/20-price-reduction-for-gpt-5-6-sol-api-codex-credits-and-chatgpt-work/1391726 "2026-09-03T14:12:02Z")
As we continue to push the frontier of capabilities while improving efficiency, we’re dropping API and credit pricing of GPT-5.6 Sol by over 20% for the next 3 months. Starting today, you get the same Sol intelligence a… --- ## [OpenAI LLM Model Pricing data via API](https://community.openai.com/t/openai-llm-model-pricing-data-via-api/1385970)
**Author:** [@mathrunner7](https://community.openai.com/u/mathrunner7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/openai-llm-model-pricing-data-via-api/1385970 "2026-07-07T20:20:13Z")
I want to calculate cost of my chat thread, right now I can get token consumption details for input, output and cached tokens from response object. But whatever model I have used, I have to hard code prices for that some… --- ## [Pricing by Context: Does Context (Short/Long context) includes complete tokens](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-by-context-does-context-short-long-context-includes-complete-tokens/1381331)
**Author:** [@btvinh](https://community.openai.com/u/btvinh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-by-context-does-context-short-long-context-includes-complete-tokens/1381331 "2026-05-20T05:29:47Z")
There are two pricing tiers based on context size for the latest models. Does the “context” here include: prompt/input tokens only, or prompt/input tokens + completion/output tokens? --- ## [Loyalty-based pricing for long-term Codex Pro users](https://community.openai.com/t/loyalty-based-pricing-for-long-term-codex-pro-users/1380225)
**Author:** [@AunZaTH](https://community.openai.com/u/AunZaTH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/loyalty-based-pricing-for-long-term-codex-pro-users/1380225 "2026-05-04T17:37:56Z")
I am a Codex Pro ($100) user who uses the service continuously. I would like to suggest a loyalty-based system for long-term subscribers. Instead of reducing the price, it may be more effective to reward continuous sub… --- ## [How to reduce the cost of API usage?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-api-usage/1379330)
**Author:** [@sys-admin](https://community.openai.com/u/sys-admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-api-usage/1379330 "2026-04-20T11:13:25Z")
How to reduce the cost of API usage without decreasing the quality of the model? I was thinking maybe by orchestrating multiple agents and specification of them we can be able to reduce the cost of API usage. because API… --- ## [Get model pricing using the API](https://community.openai.com/t/get-model-pricing-using-the-api/862940)
**Author:** [@ahassaine](https://community.openai.com/u/ahassaine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/get-model-pricing-using-the-api/862940 "2026-06-25T12:16:42Z")
Looking for a way to get the list of models along with the up-to-date prices using the API. From my understanding, this is not possible currently, can someone confirm? For my application, I need to store the prices of … --- ## [Pricing page: error regarding "budget" actually working or doing anything](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-page-error-regarding-budget-actually-working-or-doing-anything/1368939)
**Author:** [@\_j](https://community.openai.com/u/_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-page-error-regarding-budget-actually-working-or-doing-anything/1368939 "2026-03-02T17:30:34Z")
Visit: https://openai.com/api/pricing/ Expand: How can I manage my spending on the API platform? Read: You can set a monthly budget in your billing settings⁠⁠(opens in a new window), after which we’ll stop serving yo… --- ## [Does prompt\_tokens in response of text-gen models take into account file (image, pdf, etc.) inputs as well?](https://community.openai.com/t/does-prompt-tokens-in-response-of-text-gen-models-take-into-account-file-image-pdf-etc-inputs-as-well/1372284)
**Author:** [@anubhabdas634](https://community.openai.com/u/anubhabdas634)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/does-prompt-tokens-in-response-of-text-gen-models-take-into-account-file-image-pdf-etc-inputs-as-well/1372284 "2026-01-22T15:02:21Z")
The total count of input tokens as reflected in response\[“token\_usage”\]\[“prompt\_tokens”\] → Does it provide the total no. of tokens, after taking into account image/ file (PDF, etc.) inputs as well? Or does it take into a… --- ## [Is there a per-call cost for the direct Vector Store Search API?](https://community.openai.com/t/is-there-a-per-call-cost-for-the-direct-vector-store-search-api/1369734)
**Author:** [@ndhoanit1112](https://community.openai.com/u/ndhoanit1112)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/is-there-a-per-call-cost-for-the-direct-vector-store-search-api/1369734 "2025-12-19T11:44:43Z")
I’m trying to understand the pricing for the direct Vector Store Search API using the Python SDK: client.vector\_stores.search( vector\_store\_id="vs\_abc123", query="your query" ) According to the official documen… --- ## [File Storage Pricing via API using assistants](https://community.openai.com/t/file-storage-pricing-via-api-using-assistants/1368976)
**Author:** [@kssanket2001](https://community.openai.com/u/kssanket2001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/file-storage-pricing-via-api-using-assistants/1368976 "2025-12-11T07:49:38Z")
Suppose I upload a file via client.files.create using assistants, and I get a file Object and the file size was 3 GB. Later after few days I use the file id to summarize the file information via gpt4.1 mini. Will I get c… --- ## [Why and how is it even logical that o1 is 10x+ more expensive than o3, when o3 is supposed to be better?](https://community.openai.com/t/why-and-how-is-it-even-logical-that-o1-is-10x-more-expensive-than-o3-when-o3-is-supposed-to-be-better/1368959)
**Author:** [@pierre\_shimony](https://community.openai.com/u/pierre_shimony)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/why-and-how-is-it-even-logical-that-o1-is-10x-more-expensive-than-o3-when-o3-is-supposed-to-be-better/1368959 "2025-12-11T02:11:38Z")
Hi everyone, I’m genuinely confused by OpenAI’s API pricing here and I’m hoping someone (ideally OpenAI) can explain the rationale. From the pricing tables: o1: $15 / 1M input, $60 / 1M output o3: $2 / 1M input, $… --- ## [Request for a Mid-Tier Subscription Plan Between Plus and Pro ✨](https://community.openai.com/t/request-for-a-mid-tier-subscription-plan-between-plus-and-pro/1113754)
**Author:** [@Lovely.lil.demon](https://community.openai.com/u/Lovely.lil.demon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/request-for-a-mid-tier-subscription-plan-between-plus-and-pro/1113754 "2025-12-03T17:41:40Z")
Hi OpenAI team, :wave: I wanted to suggest the addition of a subscription tier between the current Plus and Pro plans. Currently, the Pro plan offers extended limits and advanced features but comes at a relatively high … --- ## [How does File Search work in the Responses API, and what is its pricing?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-does-file-search-work-in-the-responses-api-and-what-is-its-pricing/1363656)
**Author:** [@joao.petrini](https://community.openai.com/u/joao.petrini)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-does-file-search-work-in-the-responses-api-and-what-is-its-pricing/1363656 "2025-10-23T20:12:01Z")
Hey guys, I created an agent using the Responses API with GPT-4.1 Mini, and it’s going well, but I noticed something strange in consumption: • Around 7k tokens per message • And 22k tokens per search on File Search + … --- ## [Business, Enterprise and Government Quotes?](https://community.openai.com/t/business-enterprise-and-government-quotes/1362870)
**Author:** [@dadam](https://community.openai.com/u/dadam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/business-enterprise-and-government-quotes/1362870 "2025-10-17T13:42:47Z")
Is there a place in this forum to talk about how we can get Pricing for Gov/Fed or Enterprise? Not sure why OpenAI is secretive; Google and Microsoft are very open about the prices. --- ## [Need more completion\_window options for batching, like 12h or multiple days](https://community.openai.com/t/need-more-completion-window-options-for-batching-like-12h-or-multiple-days/1361873)
**Author:** [@milosh.janevski](https://community.openai.com/u/milosh.janevski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/need-more-completion-window-options-for-batching-like-12h-or-multiple-days/1361873 "2025-10-13T06:07:18Z")
Currently, batch api allows only 24 completion window https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/batch/create#batch-create-completion\_window It would be great if we had more options with lower/higher discounts. For … --- ## [Yet another gpt-image-1 pricing issue](https://community.openai.com/t/yet-another-gpt-image-1-pricing-issue/1357425)
**Author:** [@nrj](https://community.openai.com/u/nrj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/yet-another-gpt-image-1-pricing-issue/1357425 "2025-09-10T19:12:41Z")
Hi! Note: I’ve read most of the threads about gpt-image-1 pricing, but I’m still stuck reconciling my usage with the exported billing report. I’m using the Responses API to generate an image and classify results. Here’… --- ## [Api Pricing police have any idea about this](https://community.openai.com/t/api-pricing-police-have-any-idea-about-this/1356926)
**Author:** [@Azizul\_Haque](https://community.openai.com/u/Azizul_Haque)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/api-pricing-police-have-any-idea-about-this/1356926 "2025-09-08T12:38:54Z")
Hi, I’d like to use the ChatGPT API. But I have no idea about this, whether this bill is generated for each request or not --- ## [Realtime API Pricing: VAD and Token Accumulation - A KILLER](https://community.openai.com/t/realtime-api-pricing-vad-and-token-accumulation-a-killer/979545)
**Author:** [@liquidshadowsmk](https://community.openai.com/u/liquidshadowsmk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/realtime-api-pricing-vad-and-token-accumulation-a-killer/979545 "2025-09-04T07:16:22Z")
I’ve read through the few posts here about the pricing challenges with Realtime API. I am going to share my observation in helping us all understand what’s really going on. Starting Point: Tokens are accumulated and… --- ## [Pricing discrepancy for embedding models between Pricing page and Model docs](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-discrepancy-for-embedding-models-between-pricing-page-and-model-docs/1346972)
**Author:** [@Samet\_Sevindi](https://community.openai.com/u/Samet_Sevindi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/pricing-discrepancy-for-embedding-models-between-pricing-page-and-model-docs/1346972 "2025-09-03T08:01:35Z")
Hi everyone, I noticed that the pricing for the text-embedding-3-large model is different between two official OpenAI pages: Pricing page: $0.065 per 1M tokens (Batch: $0.00013 per 1M tokens) https://platform.openai… --- ## [Stop the overbilling of input images to gpt-4o-mini!](https://community.openai.com/t/stop-the-overbilling-of-input-images-to-gpt-4o-mini/1333507)
**Author:** [@\_j](https://community.openai.com/u/_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/stop-the-overbilling-of-input-images-to-gpt-4o-mini/1333507 "2025-08-04T12:41:08Z")
It’s been a year of inflated prices sending input images to gpt-4o-mini for vision, and needing to tell people not to use this model, because it actually costs more per image than the full gpt-4o model. The price inflat… --- ## [How to use cached\_tokens field to calculate cost estimation](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-use-cached-tokens-field-to-calculate-cost-estimation/1330187)
**Author:** [@Mesut\_Celik](https://community.openai.com/u/Mesut_Celik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-use-cached-tokens-field-to-calculate-cost-estimation/1330187 "2025-07-31T16:57:40Z")
Hi, I am trying to make sense usage data in each prompt and how to calculate cost. “cached\_tokens” field is complete mystery to me. I am attaching a series of usage json below. I have 3 questions. How to calculate co… --- ## [Add regional pricing for Ukraine](https://community.openai.com/t/add-regional-pricing-for-ukraine/1259398)
**Author:** [@serhii.malcev](https://community.openai.com/u/serhii.malcev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/add-regional-pricing-for-ukraine/1259398 "2025-07-30T13:01:52Z")
Hello, I’m a student from Ukraine, where we’re living through a war and a difficult economic situation. I use ChatGPT every day for studying, learning, and improving myself. Unfortunately, the $20/month price for Plus … --- ## [Gpt-image-1 collected pricing information - and why Responses is undocumented](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-image-1-collected-pricing-information-and-why-responses-is-undocumented/1275254)
**Author:** [@\_j](https://community.openai.com/u/_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-image-1-collected-pricing-information-and-why-responses-is-undocumented/1275254 "2025-07-27T03:01:50Z")
The pricing of gpt-image-1 in documentation is minimized from what actually is billed. Documentation has information all scattered around. Plus there is incomplete and undocumented information in the manner in which Re… [Next page](https://community.openai.com/tag/pricing/146.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=pricing)