OpenAI: GPT-5
Analysis Summary
OpenAI: GPT-5 sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #112 of 557 published models on overall intelligence. At $1.25 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a generous context window for extended reasoning and code review and supports tool use, function calling, vision, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
GPT-5 from OpenAI offers a 400K context window, vision, tool use, and a strong agentic index at mid-range pricing, though its intelligence index is below the competitive midfield for a flagship-branded model.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
GPT-5 is OpenAI’s most advanced model, offering major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience. It is optimized for complex tasks that require step-by-step reasoning, instruction following, and accuracy..
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
openai/gpt-5
|
| Provider | openai |
| Release Date | August 7, 2025 |
| Context Length | 400,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 128,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.25 | $0.001250 |
| Output | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
Live Performance
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