GPT-5
GPT-5Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashhigh+12%-56%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1BetterGPT-5.6 Lunahigh+4%-87%$0.044
OpenKimi K3max+10%+75%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperGrok 4.6high+11%-13%$1.48
CheaperMuse Spark 1.3xhigh+10%-42%$1.37Only auto tool_choice is supported+5Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh+12%-56%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Grok 4.6high+11%-13%$1.48Muse Spark 1.3xhigh+10%-42%$1.37Only auto tool_choice is supported+5
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen+10%-13%$2.16Context: 400K → 262K+6Grok 4.5high+9%-13%$0.88GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+4%-87%$0.044
Hy3thinkingOpen+5%-93%$0.072Context: 400K → 256K+1TInkling SmallthinkingOpen+5%-81%$0.089Context: 400K → 256K+1Grok 4.3high+6%-55%$0.21Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+5%-84%$0.22Kimi K3maxOpen+10%+75%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen+10%-13%$2.16Context: 400K → 262K+6
MiniMax M3thinkingOpen+9%-85%$0.51No strict JSON+1
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+9%-42%$0.67No image input+5Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+8%-93%$0.37Context: 400K → 262K+6GPT-6 Astrahigh+11%—$1.73Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-5.5high+9%—$1.54Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-5.6 Solhigh+9%—$0.81GPT-5.3 Codexxhigh+7%—$1.75 / $14DeprecatedGPT-5.6 Terrahigh+5%—$0.34Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-5.6 Lunahigh+4%—$0.044GPT-5.1high+2%—$1.25 / $10GPT-5.2medium+1%—$1.75 / $14All OpenAI models →History
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How much does GPT-5 cost?›
$1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.13 per 1M.
Is GPT-5 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $1.25 per 1M input tokens.
How good is GPT-5, and what is it best at?›
#88 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #8 of 19 in Coding, #90 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #87 of 195 in Writing & Language, #56 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Long context, Instructions.
Is GPT-5 better than o3 Pro?›
On GPQA Diamond, GPT-5 scores 85.4 vs 84.5 — about the same.
How can I use GPT-5?›
Through the API of Azure, OpenAI.
What is the context window of GPT-5?›
400K tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.
When was GPT-5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-07. It has been superseded by GPT-5.1.
Is GPT-5 open source?›
No, GPT-5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K3.
Can GPT-5 read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is GPT-5?›
GPT-5 is a closed language model from OpenAI, released Aug 2025, the successor to o3 Pro.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-5?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).