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Why use GPT-5 on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers GPT-5 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.25/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare GPT-5 across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$1.25
Output / 1M
$10.00
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Docs fallbackInstall
Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: openai/gpt-5Model ID
openai/gpt-5Request example
Curated snippets for this provider are not sourced yet. Use OpenRouter documentation with model ID
openai/gpt-5.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-5", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-5".
Compare GPT-5 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Replicate API | $1.25 | $10.00 |
| OpenRouter | $1.25 | $10.00 |
| OpenAI API | $1.25 | $10.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.25 | $10.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.25 |
| Output tokens | $10.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode ExecutionPrompt CachingBatch API
About GPT-5
OpenAI's previous intelligent reasoning model with configurable reasoning effort. Released August 2025. Supports minimal, low, medium, and high reasoning levels. Succeeded by GPT-5.1 and later models.
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Model Specs
Released2025-08-07
Context400k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2024-09