gpt-5.2 · OpenAI
Popular 2025 generation at $1.75/$14 with 400K context — still common in production stacks.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026. Calculations use the listed base rates; provider-specific tiers, cache writes, batch pricing, and long-context rules may differ. Confirm the current rate at the official provider source.
Input
$1.75
per 1M tokens
Output
$14.00
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.175
per 1M tokens
Context window
400K
max output 128K
GPT-5.2 cost calculator
What GPT-5.2 costs per task
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Monthly @ 1K req/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot | 3,500 | 350 | $0.007166 | $214.987 |
| RAG / search-augmented answers | 8,000 | 500 | $0.0147 | $441.00 |
| AI coding assistant | 12,000 | 2,000 | $0.0377 | $1,129.80 |
| Document summarization | 25,000 | 600 | $0.0482 | $1,446.375 |
| Agentic workflow | 40,000 | 1,500 | $0.0501 | $1,501.50 |
| Content generation | 800 | 1,200 | $0.0178 | $534.66 |
| Data extraction & tagging | 2,000 | 250 | $0.00637 | $191.10 |
| Translation | 5,000 | 5,500 | $0.0846 | $2,537.063 |
Assumes each use case's typical cacheable share of input. See full cost scenarios.
Compare with alternatives
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Context | Chat request* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.2 | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K | $0.0151 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.1M | $0.014 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | $0.0124 |
| GPT-5.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K | $0.0108 |
*4,000 in + 800 out tokens, 50% cached input where available.
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FAQ
GPT-5.2 costs $1.75 per 1M input tokens and $14.00 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.175 per 1M tokens. Verified Aug 16, 2026 against https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.
GPT-5.2 supports a 400,000-token context window with up to 128,000 output tokens per request, tokenized with o200k_base.
At $1.75/M input and $14.00/M output, GPT-5.2 sits below GPT-5.6 Terra ($2.00/M in, $12.00/M out) — see the comparison table for full-workload differences.