o3
o3 is an OpenAI model, released April 2025. It has a 200,000-token context window and up to 100,000 output tokens. It takes image input and supports function calling, structured outputs and reasoning. Standard price: from $2.00 input and from $8.00 output per 1M tokens.
- Status
- Active
- Released
- April 2025
- Shutdown
- none announced
- Replacement
- —
No deprecation or shutdown date has been announced as of October 15, 2026.
Benchmarks
Scores as each source published themComparing with o1 (2024-12-17), the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features
Arena
| Arena | o3 | o1 (2024-12-17) | Change | Rank | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search | 1196 ±7 | not rated | 21 of 42 20,770 votes | Oct 13, 2026 | source |
Rated as o3-search. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers; Search is style-controlled, as on arena.ai. Not rated on Text, Text: Coding and Vision, where o1 (2024-12-17) is. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.
Alias
All aliasesCurrently points to o3-2025-04-16 (in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)).
Features
Compare models| Feature | Value | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured outputsThe model can be held to a JSON schema you supply, so every reply parses without retries or cleanup. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Function callingAlso called tool use. You describe functions; the model replies with a function name and arguments for your code to run, then uses the result. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Prompt cachingA prompt prefix you send again and again (system prompt, documents, tools) is cached, so later requests cost less and start faster. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Image inputImages such as screenshots, photos and charts can go in the prompt for the model to read. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Reasoning / thinkingThe model can work through a problem step by step before it answers: usually better answers to hard questions, at the cost of more tokens and time. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model. | Not supported | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word. | 200,000 tokens | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
| Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word. | 100,000 tokens | in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026) | source |
Not published by OpenAI: PDF input, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierWe started recording this model's prices on Oct 1, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.
Show as a table
| From | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Input | $2.00 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Output | $8.00 |
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier| Type | Band | Price $/1M | In effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | |||
| input | short context | $2.00 | |
| cached input | short context | $0.50 | |
| output | short context | $8.00 | |
| Batch | |||
| input | short context | $1.00 | |
| output | short context | $4.00 | |
| Flex | |||
| input | short context | $1.00 | |
| cached input | short context | $0.25 | |
| output | short context | $4.00 | |
| Fast | |||
| input | short context | $3.50 | |
| cached input | short context | $0.875 | |
| output | short context | $14.00 | |
Changelog
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