Openai introduced the new GPT-5 model and surprised the industry not only with its ability, but also at low prices. The CEO of Sam Altman called GPT-5 as “the best model in the world.” Although it is only a little superior to competitors from anthropology, Google Deepmind and Xai in some tasks, prices have become the main advantage. And this is a problem, written experts.
The cost of using GPT-5 through API is $ 1.25 a million input notifications and $ 10 for a million weekends, equivalent to the price of Google Gemini 2.5 Pro. At the same time, Openai is much cheaper than anthropology with their Claude Opus 4.1, in which the price starts from $ 15 for the entrance and $ 75 for the exit.
Developers have tested GPT-5 note the price ratio is profitable. Some people even call Openai policy as a price killer. This can incite competitors to reduce prices.