OpenAI
Maker of the GPT and o-series models and ChatGPT. Sells API access, ChatGPT subscriptions and enterprise deals; deeply tied to Microsoft Azure.
- Provider rank
- #1
- by best model
- Best index
- 70.6
- GPT-6 Astra (max)
- Ranked models
- 38
- 4 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $0.085/M
- gpt-oss-20b
Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
Next release
Over the last two years OpenAI shipped 27 distinct models, one every 26 days on median. The latest arrived on 3 Sept 2026.
If the cadence holds, the next one lands between 18 Sept 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
An estimate from past release dates only. It knows nothing about roadmaps or announcements.
Fastest ranked model: GPT-5.4 mini at 218 tok/s.
Head to head
Models
Every OpenAI model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
68 of 68
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| 1 | 70.6±4 | $22.00 | 54 | 329 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 2 | 68.0±6 | $8.00 | 59 | 31 s | 1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-09 | |
| 3 | 66.6±4 | $11.25 | 88 | 62 s | 1.1M | 2026-04-23 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 4 | 64.2±4 | $4.50 | 93 | 33 s | 1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 5 | 64.2±4 | $67.50 | 1 | 6.70 s | 1.1M | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-23 | |
| 6 | 63.4±6 | $5.63 | 130 | 126 s | 1.1M | 2026-03-05 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 7 | 62.4±9 | $4.81 | 126 | 65 s | 400k | 2026-02-05 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 8 | 61.5±4 | $4.81 | 72 | 138 s | 400k | 2025-12-11 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 9 | 60.7±5 | $4.81 | 25 | 6.74 s | 400k | 2025-12-18 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 10 | 60.7±6 | $41.25 | – | – | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2025-11-13 · stale | |
| 11 | 60.4±6 | $11.25 | 135 | 16 s | 400k | 2026-05-05 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 12 | 60.3±3 | $3.50 | 139 | 6.03 s | 200k | 2025-04-16 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 13 | 59.5±4 | $3.44 | 76 | 74 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 14 | 59.4±5 | $3.44 | 105 | 54 s | 400k | 2025-11-12 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 15 | 59.3±4 | $0.450 | 106 | 60 s | 1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 16 | 58.1±4 | $3.44 | – | – | 400k | 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-15 · stale | |
| 17 | 57.1±5 | $3.44 | 48 | 5.18 s | 400k | 2025-11-14 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 18 | 55.8±5 | $0.688 | 103 | 74 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2026-02-17 · stale | |
| 19 | 54.9±4 | $1.93 | 148 | 23 s | 200k | 2025-04-16 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 20 | 54.8±8 | $1.69 | 218 | 139 s | 400k | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 | |
| 21 | 54.4±8 | $35.00 | – | – | 200k | 2025-06-10 | 2025-06-26 · stale | |
| 22 | 53.9±9 | $0.463 | 169 | 118 s | 400k | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 | |
| 23 | 53.4±8 | $0.688 | 35 | 6.52 s | 400k | 2025-11-12 | 2026-09-08 | |
| 24 | 53.2±4 | $26.25 | – | – | 200k | 2024-12-17 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 25 | 51.1±6 | $0.138 | 176 | 96 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2025-08-07 · stale | |
| 26 | 50.5±8 | – | 202 | 11 s | 128k | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-05 · stale | |
| 27 | 49.6±5 | – | – | – | 128k | 2025-02-27 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 28 | 49.5±5 | $1.93 | 213 | 5.59 s | 200k | 2025-01-31 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 29 | 47.3±4 | $3.50 | 151 | 0.92 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 30 | 47.1±5 | $0.085 | 192 | 11 s | 131k | 2025-08-05 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 31 | 45.9±3 | $0.700 | 110 | 0.91 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-09-01 | |
| 32 | 45.5±6 | – | – | – | 128k | 2024-09-12 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 33 | 42.3±5 | $4.38 | 140 | 1.04 s | 128k | 2024-05-13 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 34 | 41.8±5 | $37.50 | 23 | 0.72 s | 8k | 2023-06-13 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 35 | 41.0±5 | $15.00 | 31 | 3.14 s | 128k | 2024-04-09 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 36 | 38.1±4 | $0.175 | 114 | 0.76 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 37 | 36.0±5 | $0.750 | 24 | 0.58 s | 16k | 2024-01-25 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 38 | 35.8±4 | $0.262 | 147 | 0.89 s | 128k | 2024-07-18 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2025-11-26 · stale | |
| 40 | – | $3.44 | 29 | 4.29 s | 400k | 2025-11-13 | 2026-09-01 | |
| 41 | – | $67.50 | 4 | 3.49 s | 1.1M | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | |
| 42 | – | $57.75 | 3 | 4.55 s | 400k | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 · stale | |
| 43 | – | $4.81 | – | – | 128k | 2026-03-03 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | |
| 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-09 | |
| 46 | – | $262.50 | – | – | 200k | 2025-03-19 | 2025-03-19 · stale | |
| 47 | – | $2.63 | – | – | 200k | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-23 · stale | |
| 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | |
| 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-02 | |
| 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 2025-01-29 | 2025-01-29 · stale | |
| 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-05 | |
| 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-05 | |
| 54 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-02 | |
| 55 | – | $8.00 | – | – | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-15 | |
| 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-09 | |
| 57 | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-09 | |
| 58 | – | $0.450 | 107 | 9.42 s | 1.1M | – | – | |
| 59 | – | $4.00 | 61 | 16 s | 1.1M | – | – | |
| 60 | – | $4.50 | 78 | 8.04 s | 1.1M | – | – | |
| 61 | – | $20.00 | 13 | 130 s | 1.1M | – | – | |
| 62 | – | $0.131 | 303 | 0.30 s | 131k | – | – | |
| 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 64 | – | $4.81 | – | – | 128k | 2026-02-05 | – | |
| 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Latest news
- OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’The New York Times · 8 Sept 2026
- EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms, researchers sayReuters · 9 Sept 2026
- Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about AI development dangers and its threat to human lifeABC7 Los Angeles · 9 Sept 2026
- The Fight Over OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough Is a New Kind of Scientific Arms RaceGizmodo · 9 Sept 2026
- On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize ProblemOpenAI · 9 Sept 2026
- Experts weigh in as researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans'CNBC · 9 Sept 2026
- Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsWSJ · 9 Sept 2026
- OpenAI adds AI safety official to its boardAxios · 9 Sept 2026