Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
OpenAI: o3 Deep Research vs OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
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| Metric | OpenAI: o3 Deep Research | OpenAI: GPT-5 Image |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | openai | openai |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 400,000 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $40.00 | $10.00 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $3,600 | $1,800 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Web Search | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
OpenAI: o3 Deep Research Pricing Trend
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$40.00
Price History
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image Pricing Trend
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$10.00
Cost Calculator
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OpenAI: o3 Deep Research
$3,600
per month
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
$1,800
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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