OpenAI: gpt-5-search-api

Price, performance, capabilities, and a ready-to-use request for gpt-5-search-api.

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gpt-5-search-api

AvailableOpenAIChatCached input 50% less

Input / Output: $2.00 / $10.00
Context: 400K
Max output: 128K
Modalities: VisionChat
Capabilities: Tool usePrompt Cache

Getting started

Create API key
Create a key in Console, then use it with every model on the platform.
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Send your first request
Copy the example for your language and run it against the endpoint.
chat_completionResponses API
POST/v1/responses
API format:
```
curl https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/responses \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-xxx" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5-search-api",
    "input": "Hello!"
  }'
```

Pricing

Official price is the model maker's public baseline. TokenLab price is what you pay for this model on TokenLab.

Web search

Per 1M tokens

Official price: Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 / Cache read $1.00
TokenLab price: Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 / Cache read $1.00
Discount: -

Prompt cache pricing

Cache read

Official price: $1.00
TokenLab price: $1.00
Discount: -

	Official pricePer 1M tokens	TokenLab pricePer 1M tokens	Discount
Web search	Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 / Cache read $1.00	Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 / Cache read $1.00	-

Prompt cache pricing

Cache read

$1.00

Usage & activity

Success rate is the share of requests that completed. Latency is how long a full response takes; P95 means 95% of requests finished within that time.

Usage & availability

Last 24 hours

No data yet

Model performance

Last updated Sep 17, 2026, 05:08 AM UTC

Metrics appear once privacy and data volume thresholds are met.

Data is based on aggregate user requests, excluding status checks.

Open in Console

Open gpt-5-search-api in Console with a prompt ready to edit or send.

Help me try gpt-5-search-api with a short message at /v1/responses. Show the reply, latency, and cost.

Use cases

Best for

Vision

Reading images, parsing documents, and answering visual questions

Agents and tools

Handle reasoning, support triage, tool calls, and multi-step tasks.

Coding

Generate, review, or debug code in the tools you already use.

Knowledge assistants

Build chat, search, and retrieval with a clear price and capability profile.

Side-by-side test

Compare response quality, latency, and price side by side.

Prompt examples

Write a concise support reply and list the assumptions behind it.

Review this API design and call out the top three integration risks.

Turn a long changelog into release notes a non-engineer would read.

This model has conditional pricing. Monthly token totals alone cannot produce a reliable estimate; use the detailed pricing for the request specification, cache, and applicable time window.

FAQ

How much does gpt-5-search-api cost?

On TokenLab, gpt-5-search-api costs Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 Per 1M tokens. The pricing table above shows the full breakdown. Rates depend on the billing unit, specification, and usage. Compare matching conditions in the model's detailed pricing; a single rate does not determine the total cost.

What is gpt-5-search-api best for?

gpt-5-search-api supports JSON mode, Prompt Cache, Tool use. You can open it directly in Create.

How do I test gpt-5-search-api?

Open gpt-5-search-api in Create. A sample for /v1/responses will be ready to try.

Which endpoint should gpt-5-search-api use?

Use https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/responses for gpt-5-search-api. The request example below shows the matching code shape.

Can I test gpt-5-search-api before integrating it?

Yes. Open Console starts a ready draft for gpt-5-search-api and keeps your prompt after sign-in, so you don’t lose context.

Which operations does gpt-5-search-api support?

gpt-5-search-api supports chat_completion. Select an operation above to see its endpoint and request example.