OpenAI APIs & meters
OpenAI API models for chat, reasoning, coding, and multimodal work.
OpenAI Whisper transcription
$0.006 / audio minute
OpenAI gpt-transcribe
$0.0045 / audio minute
OpenAI TTS-1 text-to-speech
$0.000015 / character
OpenAI TTS-1 HD text-to-speech
$0.00003 / character
OpenAI Sora 2 video (720p)
$0.1 / generated video second
OpenAI web search tool call
$0.01 / tool call
OpenAI file search tool call
$0.0025 / file search tool call
OpenAI Sora 2 Pro video (720p)
$0.3 / generated video second
OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription
$0.017 / audio minute
OpenAI
OpenAI API models for chat, reasoning, coding, and multimodal work.
There are 9 published meters for OpenAI. List unit prices run from $0.000015 to $0.3, with a median of $0.006. Billing units represented here: audio minute, character, generated video second, tool call, file search tool call. The most recent price check in this group is 2026-08-14.
OpenAI list rates
A cheap host rate is not the same kind of number as a per-GB or per-million-events rate. The source column is the page used for the check.
| Service | Unit price | Unit | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI TTS-1 text-to-speech | $0.000015 | character | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI TTS-1 HD text-to-speech | $0.00003 | character | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI file search tool call | $0.0025 | file search tool call | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI gpt-transcribe | $0.0045 | audio minute | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI Whisper transcription | $0.006 | audio minute | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI web search tool call | $0.01 | tool call | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription | $0.017 | audio minute | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI Sora 2 video (720p) | $0.1 | generated video second | OpenAI API pricing | |
| OpenAI Sora 2 Pro video (720p) | $0.3 | generated video second | OpenAI API pricing |
Questions about OpenAI rates
Do OpenAI monthly plans show up in the calculator total?
When the source publishes a per-unit rate, the calculator uses that linear list rate. Included quotas, monthly minimums, annual packs, and volume discounts still live on the official docs.