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Why use gpt-oss-20b on Featherless?
Featherless offers gpt-oss-20b with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.04/1M input tokens. Featherless is a serverless inference provider for a large catalog of third-party open text-generation models (40,000+).
Compare gpt-oss-20b across 12 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.040
Output / 1M
$0.15
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
export FEATHERLESS_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.featherless.ai/v1",Model ID
openai/gpt-oss-20bRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.featherless.ai/v1",
api_key=os.environ["FEATHERLESS_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-oss-20b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-oss-20b", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-oss-20b".
- Use exact Featherless catalog id in modelProvider.providerModelId (HF-style org/name). Not interchangeable with LLM Reference slugs.
- The examples expect FEATHERLESS_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare gpt-oss-20b Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| OpenRouter | $0.03 | $0.14 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.07 | $0.25 |
| NVIDIA NIM | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.04 |
| Output tokens | $0.15 |
Capabilities
JSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
About gpt-oss-20b
OpenAI open-weight model with 20 billion parameters. Lightweight, efficient text-only model with reasoning and function calling. Free for self-hosting. Released August 5, 2025.
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Model Specs
Released2025-08-05
Parameters20B
Context131k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-08