GPT-5
Product status: Active
The reviewed API model documentation still lists the original GPT-5 API model as deprecated but available. OpenAI schedules gpt-5-2025-08-07 for removal on 2026-12-11, which is after this review. Active here is limited to that documented API offering, not an account-level access test, a new-project recommendation or a statement about today's ChatGPT model selector. The recorded source describes this product as active. Availability can change; check the linked source before choosing it.
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OpenAI's original GPT-5 API reasoning model with configurable effort, text/image input and text output. The gpt-5-2025-08-07 snapshot is deprecated with API removal scheduled for December 11, 2026.
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Decision notes
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Existing GPT-5 API users preparing a dated migration
- Teams with saved evaluation cases and measured usage records
Choose another approach if
- New long-lived deployments with no retirement plan
- Native audio/video output or a fine-tuned GPT-5 requirement
- Assuming a ChatGPT subscription grants this API model
Pricing and conditions
Documented terms
The exact model page displays $1.25 input, $0.125 cached input and $10 output per million text tokens. These are API usage rates, not a monthly subscription; reasoning tokens are billed as output, and enabled tools may add fees. This price is read from the model page, not an expanded legacy row on the current pricing page. The displayed $ currency code, account settlement, processing tier, caching eligibility, regional charges and tax were not independently confirmed. Removal is scheduled for December 11, 2026.
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Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
This record concerns the hosted original GPT-5 API model. The documents read do not establish a downloadable-weight or source-code license to self-host it. API usage terms and access, ChatGPT subscriptions and entitlements for other model variants or providers must be checked separately; an API model specification alone does not grant those rights.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
The previous 4.7/5 editorial score is unchanged. No original scoring worksheet was recovered, and this documentation review did not re-score coding, mathematics, reliability, cost or latency.
Overview
This entry covers the original GPT-5 API model and the gpt-5-2025-08-07 snapshot, not the ChatGPT application or later GPT-5.x models. Its official model page documents text and image input, text output, streaming, function calling and structured outputs. Developers can set reasoning effort to minimal, low, medium or high; the API model is not described here as automatically taking that choice away.
The snapshot is deprecated, with API removal scheduled for December 11, 2026. On this review date that is a future deadline, not evidence of an already completed shutdown or an account-level access guarantee. Existing users should plan migration around their exact prompts, tools and evaluation cases. OpenAI's API data guidance says inputs are not used for training unless opted in, but retention and endpoint controls still require separate review.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor pricing page Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Explicit reasoning-effort settings
- Documented function calls and structured outputs
- Snapshot ID helps track a legacy integration
Cons
- Original snapshot scheduled for API removal December 11, 2026
- No native audio/video support or fine-tuning in the model specification
- Reasoning tokens contribute to billed output and context use
Who it's for
Maintaining an existing coding or analysis integration during migration
Comparing structured outputs and tool behavior against a replacement
Bottom line
A legacy API model with a published retirement deadline. Existing users can use this record to plan migration; new long-lived deployments should evaluate supported models and verify account access.
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Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5 currently available?
The reviewed API model documentation still lists the original GPT-5 API model as deprecated but available. OpenAI schedules gpt-5-2025-08-07 for removal on 2026-12-11, which is after this review. Active here is limited to that documented API offering, not an account-level access test, a new-project recommendation or a statement about today's ChatGPT model selector. The recorded source describes this product as active. Availability can change; check the linked source before choosing it.
What is GPT-5?
GPT-5 is a Conversational AI tool developed by OpenAI. OpenAI's original GPT-5 API reasoning model with configurable effort, text/image input and text output. The gpt-5-2025-08-07 snapshot is deprecated with API removal scheduled for December 11, 2026.
What costs and terms should I check for GPT-5?
The exact model page displays $1.25 input, $0.125 cached input and $10 output per million text tokens. These are API usage rates, not a monthly subscription; reasoning tokens are billed as output, and enabled tools may add fees. This price is read from the model page, not an expanded legacy row on the current pricing page. The displayed $ currency code, account settlement, processing tier, caching eligibility, regional charges and tax were not independently confirmed. Removal is scheduled for December 11, 2026.
Is GPT-5 open source?
This record concerns the hosted original GPT-5 API model. The documents read do not establish a downloadable-weight or source-code license to self-host it. API usage terms and access, ChatGPT subscriptions and entitlements for other model variants or providers must be checked separately; an API model specification alone does not grant those rights.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-5?
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Basic Info
- Pricing
- Pay-as-you-go
The exact model page displays $1.25 input, $0.125 cached input and $10 output per million text tokens. These are API usage rates, not a monthly subscription; reasoning tokens are billed as output, and enabled tools may add fees. This price is read from the model page, not an expanded legacy row on the current pricing page. The displayed $ currency code, account settlement, processing tier, caching eligibility, regional charges and tax were not independently confirmed. Removal is scheduled for December 11, 2026.
- Editorial score
- ★ 4.7 / 5 How we score
- Platforms
- API
- Launched
- 2025
- Last verified
- 2026-10-12
