AI Rate Cardchat-latest vs GPT-5 Search API: API price and specs
GPT-5 Search API is 75% cheaper than chat-latest on input price.
GPT-5 Search API is 67% cheaper than chat-latest on output price.
GPT-5 Search API is 70% cheaper than chat-latest on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
chat-latest has a 47.1% larger context than GPT-5 Search API.
| Field | chat-latest | GPT-5 Search API |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $5.00 +300% | $1.25 |
| Median input, per 1M | $5.00 +300% | $1.25 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $30.00 +200% | $10.00 |
| Median output, per 1M | $30.00 +200% | $10.00 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $11.00 +238.5% | $3.25 |
| Context | 400K | 272K +32% |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Providers | 5 | 2 +60% |
| Regions | US | US |
| Accepts | file, image, text | file, image, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | edenai | edenai |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, chat-latest or GPT-5 Search API?
GPT-5 Search API is 75% cheaper than chat-latest on input price. GPT-5 Search API is 67% cheaper than chat-latest on output price. GPT-5 Search API is 70% cheaper than chat-latest on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, chat-latest or GPT-5 Search API?
chat-latest: 400K tokens; GPT-5 Search API: 272K tokens.
Where can I use both chat-latest and GPT-5 Search API?
edenai, openai