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OpenAIReleased August 7, 2025GPT-5 nano (high)
OpenAI · Released August 7, 2025
Intelligence score
20
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 20
- Speed
- 159.9tokens/sec
- Latency
- 121.38stime to first token
- Input price
- $0.05per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.40per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 400Ktokens
- Parameters
- —
Summary
Comparison summary
GPT-5 nano (high) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 7). GPT-5 nano (high) generates output at 159.9 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 128.6 t/s). GPT-5 nano (high) costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.05) and $0.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.20), based on OpenAI's API.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | GPT-5 nano (high) |
|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Release date | August 7, 2025 |
| Intelligence score | 20 |
| Speed | 159.9 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 121.38s |
| Input price | $0.05 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.40 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 400,000 tokens |
| Parameters | — |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | No |
| License | — |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: gpt-5-nano |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
GPT-5 nano (high), as listed in the catalog record
- Input$0.05
- Output$0.40
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.05 |
| Output | $0.40 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: gpt-5-nano
FAQ · 19
Frequently asked questions
GPT-5 nano (high) was released on August 7, 2025.
GPT-5 nano (high) was created by OpenAI.
GPT-5 nano (high) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 7).
GPT-5 nano (high) generates output at 159.9 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 128.6 t/s).
GPT-5 nano (high) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 121.38s (based on OpenAI's API), which is at the higher end compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.03s).
GPT-5 nano (high) costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.05) and $0.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.20), based on OpenAI's API.
GPT-5 nano (high) costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens (based on OpenAI's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.05 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
Yes, GPT-5 nano (high) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
GPT-5 nano (high) supports text and image input.
GPT-5 nano (high) supports text output.
Yes, GPT-5 nano (high) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, GPT-5 nano (high) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
GPT-5 nano (high) has a context window of 400k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, GPT-5 nano (high) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
GPT-5 nano (high) is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
GPT-5 nano (high) achieves a score of 20 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
GPT-5 nano (high) has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.
Yes, GPT-5 nano (high) is available via API through 3 providers.
GPT-5 nano (high) is available through 3 API providers.