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gpt-oss-120b on Vercel AI Gateway

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Why use gpt-oss-120b on Vercel AI Gateway?

Vercel AI Gateway offers gpt-oss-120b with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.35/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.

Compare gpt-oss-120b across 9 providers to find the best fit for your use case
Input / 1M
$0.35
Output / 1M
$0.75
Cache
read $0.25
Batch
Not sourced

Setup recipe

Python + curl
Install
pip install openai
Auth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
Model ID
openai/gpt-oss-120b

Request example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Gotchas

  • Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-oss-120b", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-oss-120b".
  • creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
  • The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.

Compare gpt-oss-120b Across Providers

ProviderInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)
OpenRouter$0.04$0.18
Together AI$0.15$0.60
Fireworks AI$0.15$0.60
GCP Vertex AI$0.09$0.36
NVIDIA NIM
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Pricing

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.75

Capabilities

Function CallingTool UseStructured Outputs

About gpt-oss-120b

OpenAI open-weight model with 120 billion parameters. Text-only model supporting reasoning, function calling, and structured outputs. Free for self-hosting. Released August 5, 2025.

FAQ

What does gpt-oss-120b cost on Vercel AI Gateway?

On Vercel AI Gateway, gpt-oss-120b costs $0.35 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window for gpt-oss-120b on Vercel AI Gateway?

gpt-oss-120b supports a 131,072 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.

How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other gpt-oss-120b providers?

gpt-oss-120b is available from 9 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.039/1M tokens from OpenRouter.

What API model ID do I use for gpt-oss-120b on Vercel AI Gateway?

Use the model ID openai/gpt-oss-120b when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.

Who created gpt-oss-120b?

gpt-oss-120b was created by OpenAI as part of the GPT-OSS model family.

Is gpt-oss-120b open source?

gpt-oss-120b is open source according to the seed data.

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