OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat

OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat

openai · Released Mar 3, 2026
Intelligence #359 / 743
32.5 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #611 / 748
$1.75 per 1M tokens
Output Price #673 / 748
$14.00 per 1M tokens
Context #482 / 748
128,000 tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-5.3 Chat is an OpenAI conversational model with multimodal input, file handling, tool use, and function calling. Its 128K context is sufficient for many briefs, reports, support histories, and structured content tasks, while the integration features support assistants that need to retrieve information or trigger actions.

It could fit customer support, SEO briefing, document summarisation, content drafting, and general productivity workflows. However, the entry provides no model-specific benchmark data, so its reasoning, coding, and reliability cannot be compared directly with GPT-5.4 or other measured models. Teams should validate tone control, factuality, and tool-call behaviour on representative client prompts.

Listed pricing is more appropriate for regular production traffic than premium variants. Use it for conversational and content workloads, with escalation for complex reasoning or code.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-5.3 Chat supports vision, file input, function calling, and tool use within a 128K context, making it practical for conversational client tasks. This entry has no separate benchmark data, so capability should be tested before adoption.

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DFO Verdict

GPT-5.3 Chat supports vision, file input, function calling, and tool use within a 128K context, making it practical for conversational client tasks. This entry has no separate benchmark data, so capability should be tested before adoption.

#359 of 743 overall Down 14 this week

How OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat compares

Its 128K-token context window is larger than 36% of the models we list. At $1.75 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 18% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 52% of models #359
Price: cheaper than 18% of models #611
Context: larger than 36% of models #482
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat $1.75 in $14.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol $2.00 in $10.00 out
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 $2.00 in $6.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat 128K

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value6.3Content7.8
Performance profile

Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $1.75 $0.001750
Output $14.00 $0.014000

What would OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat

GPT-5.3 Chat is an update to ChatGPT's most-used model that makes everyday conversations smoother, more useful, and more directly helpful. It delivers more accurate answers with better contextualization and significantly..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat cost?

OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat costs $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat?

OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K).

What can OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat do?

OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat?

OpenAI: GPT-5.3 Chat is developed by OpenAI and was released on March 3, 2026.

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