OpenAI
o3-deep-research API Pricing
Only Batch-tier pricing is published on the pricing page: $5.00/MTok input, $20.00/MTok output.
Verified against OpenAI’s pricing page on 2026-07-02.
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Specs
- Familyo-series
- API IDo3-deep-research
- ModalityText
- Context window—
- Max output—
- Release dateNot published
Pricing (per 1M tokens)
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- Output—
- Cached input—
- Cache write—
- Batch discount—
Capabilities
reasoning, tool-use
Notes
Only Batch-tier pricing is published on the pricing page: $5.00/MTok input, $20.00/MTok output.
Worked cost examples
Not priced per token
o3-deep-researchis billed per unit (image, second, or similar), not per token — the standard chatbot/RAG/batch workloads don’t apply. See the notes in the facts panel above for its per-unit rate.
Price history
Changes we have documented since we began tracking
No price changes recorded since we began tracking.
o3-deep-research pricing FAQ
- How is o3-deep-research priced?
- o3-deep-research is billed per unit rather than per token. Only Batch-tier pricing is published on the pricing page: $5.00/MTok input, $20.00/MTok output.
- Does o3-deep-research have cache pricing?
- No cache discount is documented for o3-deep-research on the provider's pricing page.