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GPT-5 Search API

GPT-5 Search API is attributed to OpenAI in the catalog. It accepts text, image, and pdf input and produces text output. Reported capabilities include tool calling and structured output.

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Modalities

Hosted provider token rates

$1.25 / $10

USD per 1M input / output tokens · Merge Gateway

Context

272K

Released

2025-10-14

Knowledge cutoff

Unknown

No recent lab-operated provider rate is available. Showing the third-party host with the lowest input rate + ¼ output rate. This is one offering, not an average; other providers, modalities, tiers, and fees may differ.

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2 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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Eden AI

openai/gpt-5-search-api

current

Input

$1.25

Output

$10

Cache

$0.125

Context

272K

Max output

100K
Reasoning
No
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
No

Recent price

Merge Gateway

openai/gpt-5-search-api

current

Input

$1.25

Output

$10

Cache

—

Context

272K

Max output

128K
Reasoning
No
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
No

Recent price

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Capabilities and limits

Input
text, image, pdf
Output
text
Max output
100K
Weights
Closed (source-reported)
Release
2025-10-14
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Family
gpt

Tool calling · Structured output · Vision

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Model and price history

Price history (44 observations)
DateProviderInput / output
2026-11-01Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-11-01Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-31Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-31Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-30Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-30Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-29Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-29Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-28Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-28Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-27Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-26Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-26Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-25Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-25Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-24Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-23Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-22Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-22Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-21Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-21Eden AI$1.25 / $10
2026-10-20Merge Gateway$1.25 / $10
2026-10-20Eden AI$1.25 / $10