GPT-Realtime-2.1 API Pricing
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Published rates and billing units
| Billing dimension | USD list price |
|---|---|
| Text input / 1M tokens | $4.00 |
| Cached text input / 1M tokens | $0.40 |
| Text output / 1M tokens | $24.00 |
| Audio input / 1M tokens | $32.00 |
| Cached audio input / 1M tokens | $0.40 |
| Audio output / 1M tokens | $64.00 |
| Image input / 1M tokens | $5.00 |
| Cached image input / 1M tokens | $0.50 |
Verified 2026-10-20 · Official source · Pricing methodology. Taxes, optional services and account-specific discounts are not included.
OpenAI realtime pricing history
USD · units shown per rateNewest first. Release dates describe the model, not when today's rates took effect. Observations show when we recorded rates, not launch pricing. Image and text token meters are separate; no fixed image-token savings mix is assumed. How we verify
Availability and billing scope
OpenAI lists GPT-Realtime-2.1 as the current Realtime reasoning model for speech-to-speech interactions with tool use.
Official source
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing.mdProvider prices may change. This page uses the same structured record as our public dataset; the verification date belongs to this model, not the build date.
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