10,000 o3 (Reasoning Frontier) tokens cost $0.10 as input or $0.40 as output. Most workloads land in between — a 70/30 input/output split costs about $0.19. Verified Aug 28, 2026
Quick answer
For o3 (Reasoning Frontier), 10,000 tokens cost $0.10 as input or $0.40 as output. A representative 70/30 workload is about $0.19.
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The page prices the selected token volume using the model's listed input and output rates, then applies a 70/30 input/output split for the representative workload. Cached input, batch discounts, retries, and provider fees can change the final invoice.
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10,000 in · 0 out
Input price
$10.00 / 1M tokens
Output price
$40.00 / 1M tokens
Uncached pricing. Add caching and monthly projections in the full calculator.
What 10,000 tokens buys in practice
$0.16
80% input / 20% output — short replies over conversation history.
$0.13
90% input / 10% output — long retrieved context, grounded answers.
$0.115
95% input / 5% output — full documents in, structured extraction out.
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FAQ
10,000 input tokens cost $0.10; 10,000 output tokens cost $0.40. A typical 70/30 input/output mix costs about $0.19. Rates: $10.00/M input, $40.00/M output.
A chat-style request of ~4,800 tokens (4,000 in + 800 out) means 10,000 tokens is roughly 2.1 requests. For a RAG workload with ~8,500 tokens per request, about 1.2 requests.
Yes — cached input costs $1.00/M instead of $10.00/M, a 90% discount on repeated context.