GPT-5.1

OpenAI chatreasoningtool_usevision Long

API ID: openai/gpt-5.1-20251113

Input Price
$1.25
/1M tokens
Output Price
$10.00
/1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.13
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About GPT-5.1

GPT-5.1 is the latest frontier-grade model in the GPT-5 series, offering stronger general-purpose reasoning, improved instruction adherence, and a more natural conversational style compared to GPT-5. It uses adaptive reasoning to allocate computation dynamically, responding quickly to simple queries while spending more depth on complex tasks. The model produces clearer, more grounded explanations with reduced jargon, making it easier to follow even on technical or multi-step problems. Built for broad task coverage, GPT-5.1 delivers consistent gains across math, coding, and structured analysis workloads, with more coherent long-form answers and improved tool-use reliability. It also features refined conversational alignment, enabling warmer, more intuitive responses without compromising precision. GPT-5.1 serves as the primary full-capability successor to GPT-5

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Price Ranking
#1124 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
400k
Max Output
128k
Release Date
2025-11-13
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use vision
Input Modalities
imagetextfile
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$3.56
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$108.75
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$148.13
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

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๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Get started with GPT-5.1 API

OpenAI Python SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.1-20251113",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)