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o3 Deep Research

by OpenAI

Powerful deep research model built on o3 for complex multi-step research tasks

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Input Price

$10

per 1M tokens

Output Price

$40

per 1M tokens

Context Window

200K

tokens (32.768K max output)

Specifications

Release Date2025-06-26
Category🧠 Reasoning
Context Window200,000 tokens
Max Output32,768 tokens
ProviderOpenAI
Input Cost$10 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$40 / 1M tokens
Price TierPremium

Capabilities

textreasoningvisioncode

Related Use Cases

Monthly Cost Estimates

Usage LevelDaily TokensDailyMonthlyYearly
Light~50 requests/day100K in / 20K out$1.80$54.00$657
Medium~200 requests/day500K in / 100K out$9.00$270.00$3285
Heavy~1K requests/day2,000K in / 500K out$40.00$1200.00$14600
Enterprise~5K requests/day10,000K in / 2,000K out$180.00$5400.00$65700

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does o3 Deep Research API cost per million tokens?
o3 Deep Research costs $10 per million input tokens and $40 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from OpenAI.
What is the o3 Deep Research context window?
o3 Deep Research supports a 200K context window (200,000 tokens), which means you can process up to 200K tokens in a single API call.
How much does o3 Deep Research cost per month?
At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), o3 Deep Research costs approximately $270.00/month. Light usage runs about $54.00/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $1200.00/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to o3 Deep Research?
Yes — GPT-4 Turbo by OpenAI is a cheaper option at $10/M input tokens vs $10/M for o3 Deep Research. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.
Is o3 Deep Research good for ai agent / agentic workflows?
o3 Deep Research is a reasoning model with support for text, reasoning, vision. For ai agent / agentic workflows, it offers 200K context and costs $10/M input tokens — a premium option for this use case.

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