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GPT-5 Nano

OpenAI · Multimodal · Released Aug 2025

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GPT-5 Nano is OpenAI's smallest general-purpose model in the GPT-5 family, with a 400k token context window.

Strengths
Nano delivers fast inference and efficient resource usage while maintaining broad capabilities across language tasks.
Best for
Applications where speed and efficiency matter more than peak reasoning ability, such as real-time chat, content classification, and lightweight automation.
Limitations
As the smallest tier in the GPT-5 lineup, Nano trades raw reasoning power for speed; it's not designed for complex analysis or specialized tasks like code generation or research.

Input / 1M

$0.05

Output / 1M

$0.4

Cached input / 1M

$0.005

Context window

400K

Price history

Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price per 1M tokens over timeOutput went from $0.4 to $0.4; Input went from $0.05 to $0.05 between Jun 2026 and Jul 2026.$0$0.1$0.2$0.3$0.4Output on 11 Jun 2026: $0.4Output on 13 Jul 2026: $0.4Out $0.4Input on 11 Jun 2026: $0.05Input on 13 Jul 2026: $0.05In $0.05Jun 2026Jul 2026

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Snapshots

Effective Input Output Cached in Note Source
13 Jul 2026 $0.05 $0.4 $0.005 Imported from OpenRouter openrouter.ai
11 Jun 2026 $0.05 $0.4 $0.01 Imported from OpenRouter openrouter.ai

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