OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch)

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch)

openai · Released Aug 5, 2025
Intelligence #365 / 743
32.3 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #291 / 748
$0.150 per 1M tokens
Output Price #316 / 748
$0.600 per 1M tokens
Context #383 / 748
131,072 tokens

Analysis Summary

gpt-oss-120b is OpenAI's large open-weight model, presented here with tool use, function calling, and a 131K context window. Its text interface is suited to structured API work, while the low batch pricing makes it attractive for high-volume processing. The parameter scale suggests broader capability than compact models, but product metadata alone cannot establish production quality.

An agency could test it for code assistance, data transformation, SEO pipelines, and supervised tool-using agents. The batch variant has no separate benchmark results in the supplied record, so its reasoning and coding performance should not be treated as identical to the separately listed model. It lacks vision and file-specific multimodal input. Adopt it where cost and throughput matter, with regression tests, output validation, and a stronger fallback for difficult tasks.

Assessed September 1, 2026

Editorial notes

gpt-oss-120b offers tool use, function calling, a 131K context window, and low batch pricing for a large open-weight model. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so complex coding and agentic reliability require validation.

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DFO Verdict

gpt-oss-120b offers tool use, function calling, a 131K context window, and low batch pricing for a large open-weight model. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so complex coding and agentic reliability require validation.

#365 of 743 overall

How OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) compares

Its 131K-token context window is larger than 49% of the models we list. At $0.15 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 61% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 51% of models #365
Price: cheaper than 61% of models #291
Context: larger than 49% of models #383
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) $0.15 in $0.60 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-oss-120b (batch) 131K

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

Intelligence0Technical0Value7.8Content6.6
Performance profile

Strongest on value. 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 $0.15 $0.000150
Output $0.60 $0.000600

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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-oss-120b (batch)

gpt-oss-120b is an open-weight, 117B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model from OpenAI designed for high-reasoning, agentic, and general-purpose production use cases. It activates 5.1B parameters per forward pass and is optimized..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch)

How much does OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) cost?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch)?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).

What can OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) do?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) supports tool use and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch)?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (batch) is developed by OpenAI and was released on August 5, 2025.

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