o1-preview
Analysis Summary
o1-preview is developed by OpenAI. It was released in September 2024. On our leaderboard it earns Efficient-tier status, ranking #371 of 565 models in our overall business-suitability ranking. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #147 of 374, putting it in the upper half for overall intelligence.
For engineering teams, o1-preview is a standout coder, ranking #75 of 311 on our coding index for code generation, refactoring, and debugging. It supports step-by-step reasoning.
At $16.50 input and $66.00 output per 1M tokens, o1-preview is among the most expensive options we list, so it is best reserved for high-value work where answer quality matters more than per-token cost. o1-preview suits cost-sensitive or high-volume deployments where efficiency matters more than topping the benchmarks.
Editorial notes
o1-preview from OpenAI has a strong coding index for its era but carries very high pricing at $16.50/1M input and has been superseded by substantially more capable o-series and GPT-5 models.
Assessed May 31, 2026
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Performance Profile
How o1-preview compares
O1-preview ranks #147 of 374 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #75 of 311 for coding. At $16.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 2% of comparable models.
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does o1-preview stack up?
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Model Information
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Release Date | September 12, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $16.50 | $0.016500 |
| Output | $66.00 | $0.066000 |
Leaderboard Categories
Frequently asked questions about o1-preview
How much does o1-preview cost?
o1-preview costs $16.50 per million input tokens and $66.00 per million output tokens.
Is o1-preview good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, o1-preview ranks #75 of 311 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created o1-preview?
o1-preview is developed by OpenAI and was released on September 12, 2024.
