OpenAI API Implements 40% Price Increase for GPT-5.2 Output and Input Tokens, Renames GPT-5 to GPT-5.2
What changed
AgentKit platform added - Build, deploy, and optimize production-grade agents with Agent Builder, ChatKit, and Evals. 1GB free tier for storage, $0.10/GB-day beyond free tier, billing begins November 1, 2025
GPT-5.2 output price increased from $10.000/1M tokens to $14.000/1M tokens (40% increase)
GPT-5 nano removed - The fastest, cheapest version priced at $0.050/1M input tokens and $0.400/1M output tokens
GPT-image-1-mini model added for image generation at $2.00/1M input tokens (text), $2.50/1M input tokens (image), and $8.00/1M output tokens (image)
Sora Video API added - Richly detailed, dynamic video generation with models sora-2 and sora-2-pro, pricing from $0.10 to $0.50 per second based on resolution
GPT-image-1.5 model added for image generation with text input at $5.00/1M input tokens, $10.00/1M output tokens and image input at $8.00/1M input tokens, $32.00/1M output tokens
GPT-5.2 input price increased from $1.250/1M tokens to $1.750/1M tokens (40% increase)
GPT-5 renamed to GPT-5.2
gpt-realtime-mini text cached input price decreased from $0.30/1M tokens to $0.06/1M tokens (80% decrease)
GPT-5.2 cached input price increased from $0.125/1M tokens to $0.175/1M tokens (40% increase)
GPT-5.2 pro plan added - The smartest and most precise model at $21.00/1M input tokens and $168.00/1M output tokens
Before and after
Oct 4, 2025 vs Jan 5, 2026AgentKit platform added - Build, deploy, and optimize production-grade agents with Agent Builder, ChatKit, and Evals. 1GB free tier for storage, $0.10/GB-day beyond free tier, billing begins November 1, 2025
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