Model Spend Arena2ND ED.
builds models · serves endpoints · 2026-08-14

OpenAI

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Plan

ChatGPT Plus / Pro 5x / Pro 20x

Tier$/monthIncluded usage
Free$0.00
Go$8.00
Plus$20.00
Pro 5x$100.00
Pro 20x$200.00

console only partly convertible

As advertised. Free + Go: UNLIMITED GPT-5.6 Luna text chats (now the default model, LIVE as of ~Aug 11-13 2026; removes the old ~10 msgs/5h cap) — still capped at ~2-3 image generations/24h, ~3 file uploads/day and limited voice. Plus + Pro: default is GPT-5.6 Sol with a thinking-effort slider; Luna is available there too but NOT unlimited — it keeps per-5h caps (Plus Luna 250-2,000/5h; Pro 5x 1,250-10,000; Pro 20x 5,000-40,000), as do Sol/Terra (Plus ~10-100 Sol / 25-200 Terra; Pro 5x ~50-500 / 125-1,000; Pro 20x ~200-2,000 / 500-4,000). Codex (the coding agent): Free/Go get a LIMITED Terra allowance for quick tasks — Luna in Codex needs Plus+. All of this is the ChatGPT app + Codex, NOT the API: to use any of these models in a third-party agent you pay the API per-token, no subscription unlocks API access.

What that actually means. Codex publishes per-model message ranges and a credits-per-1M-tokens table, but never how many credits a plan includes -- burn rate without a budget. Plain ChatGPT chat has no remaining-usage view at all.

Where to check what is left. chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage and CLI /status

The only Western lab publishing concrete numbers — but as ~6x-wide RANGES, which is itself an admission limits are dynamic. Codex moved to token-aligned metering 2026-04-02. IMPORTANT: since 2026-06-24 Codex seats are no longer available to new ChatGPT Business plans (medium confidence — verify). NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THIRD-PARTY HARNESSES — a ChatGPT subscription (Free/Go/Plus/Pro) only drives OpenAI's own surfaces, the ChatGPT app and Codex. It does NOT work with opencode, Cursor, Hermes or any other third-party coding agent, which all need an OpenAI API key billed per token. A plan and an agent are separate purchases; no subscription tier unlocks API access.

checked 2026-08-13 · high (price+ranges) / medium (Business Codex cutoff) · source

Models it builds

ModelCoding indextok/s$/M in$/M out$ / sessionCache
GPT-5.6 Sol78.357.0$5.00$30.00
GPT-5.6 Terra76.789.8$1.00$6.00
GPT-5.574.90.0$5.00$30.00
GPT-5.6 Luna71.4139.0$0.10$0.60
GPT-5.471.10.0$2.50$15.00
GPT-5.4 Nano56.10.0$0.20$1.25
GPT-5.4 Mini56.10.0$0.75$4.50
GPT-5.149.40.0$1.25$10.00
o139.70.0$15.00$60.00
GPT-537.80.0$1.25$10.00
gpt-oss-120b30.4163.3$0.03$0.17
GPT-4o24.20.0$2.50$10.00
GPT-4 Turbo21.50.0$10.00$30.00
gpt-oss-20b20.7125.6$0.03$0.13
GPT-4.1 Mini20.20.0$0.40$1.60
o3 Mini16.30.0$1.10$4.40
GPT-5 Mini15.60.0$0.25$2.00
GPT-413.10.0$30.00$60.00
GPT-4o-mini11.40.0$0.15$0.60
GPT-4.1 Nano11.10.0$0.10$0.40
GPT-3.5 Turbo10.70.0$0.50$1.50

Models it serves

35 endpoints, cheapest first. This is the view the model-by-model tables cannot give you: what one provider actually offers, and at what precision.

ModelQuant$/M in$/M outContextUptime 30m
GPT-5.6 Lunaunknown$0.05$0.301,050,00099.9%
GPT-4.1 Nanounknown$0.10$0.401,047,57699.5%
GPT-5.6 Lunaunknown$0.10$0.601,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4 Nanounknown$0.10$0.62400,00085.5%
GPT-4o-miniunknown$0.15$0.60128,000100.0%
GPT-5 Miniunknown$0.12$1.00400,00099.8%
GPT-5.6 Lunaunknown$0.20$1.201,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4 Nanounknown$0.20$1.25400,00085.5%
GPT-5 Miniunknown$0.25$2.00400,00099.8%
GPT-4.1 Miniunknown$0.40$1.601,047,57699.6%
GPT-3.5 Turbounknown$0.50$1.5016,385100.0%
GPT-5.4 Miniunknown$0.38$2.25400,000100.0%
GPT-5.6 Terraunknown$0.50$3.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4 Miniunknown$0.75$4.50400,000100.0%
GPT-5.1unknown$0.62$5.00400,00099.6%
o3 Miniunknown$1.10$4.40200,000100.0%
GPT-5.6 Terraunknown$1.00$6.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4unknown$1.25$7.501,050,00076.0%
GPT-5.4 Miniunknown$1.50$9.00400,000100.0%
GPT-5.1unknown$1.25$10.00400,00099.6%
GPT-5unknown$1.25$10.00400,00096.6%
GPT-4ounknown$2.50$10.00128,00099.8%
GPT-5.6 Terraunknown$2.00$12.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.6 Solunknown$2.50$15.001,050,00099.6%
GPT-5.5unknown$2.50$15.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4unknown$2.50$15.001,050,00076.0%
GPT-5.1unknown$2.50$20.00400,00099.6%
GPT-5.6 Solunknown$5.00$30.001,050,00099.6%
GPT-5.5unknown$5.00$30.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-5.4unknown$5.00$30.001,050,00076.0%
GPT-4 Turbounknown$10.00$30.00128,000100.0%
GPT-5.6 Solunknown$10.00$60.001,050,00099.6%
o1unknown$15.00$60.00200,000
GPT-5.5unknown$12.50$75.001,050,00099.9%
GPT-4unknown$30.00$60.008,191100.0%

Where to buy its models

Everyone serving these models, cheapest first, with the numeric precision each one runs. The lab is often not the cheapest place to buy its own model.

ModelServed byQuant$/M in$/M outUptime 30m
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIunknown$2.50$15.0099.6%
GPT-5.6 SolAzureunknown$5.00$30.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIunknown$5.00$30.0099.6%
GPT-5.6 SolAmazon Bedrockunknown$5.50$33.00
GPT-5.6 SolAzureunknown$5.50$33.00100.0%
GPT-5.6 SolAzureunknown$5.50$33.00
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIunknown$10.00$60.0099.6%
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAIunknown$0.50$3.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAIunknown$1.00$6.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 TerraAzureunknown$2.00$12.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAIunknown$2.00$12.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 TerraAmazon Bedrockunknown$2.20$13.20
GPT-5.6 TerraAzureunknown$2.20$13.20100.0%
GPT-5.6 TerraAzureunknown$2.20$13.20
GPT-5.5OpenAIunknown$2.50$15.0099.9%
GPT-5.5Azureunknown$5.00$30.0099.9%
GPT-5.5OpenAIunknown$5.00$30.0099.9%
GPT-5.5Amazon Bedrockunknown$5.50$33.00
GPT-5.5Azureunknown$5.50$33.00
GPT-5.5Azureunknown$5.50$33.00100.0%
GPT-5.5OpenAIunknown$12.50$75.0099.9%
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAIunknown$0.05$0.3099.9%
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAIunknown$0.10$0.6099.9%
GPT-5.6 LunaAzureunknown$0.20$1.20100.0%
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAIunknown$0.20$1.2099.9%
GPT-5.6 LunaAmazon Bedrockunknown$0.22$1.32100.0%
GPT-5.6 LunaAzureunknown$0.22$1.32100.0%
GPT-5.6 LunaAzureunknown$0.22$1.32100.0%
GPT-5.4OpenAIunknown$1.25$7.5076.0%
GPT-5.4Azureunknown$2.50$15.00100.0%
GPT-5.4OpenAIunknown$2.50$15.0076.0%
GPT-5.4Amazon Bedrockunknown$2.75$16.50
GPT-5.4Azureunknown$2.75$16.50100.0%
GPT-5.4Azureunknown$2.75$16.50100.0%
GPT-5.4OpenAIunknown$5.00$30.0076.0%
GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAIunknown$0.10$0.6285.5%
GPT-5.4 NanoAzureunknown$0.20$1.25100.0%
GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAIunknown$0.20$1.2585.5%
GPT-5.4 NanoAzureunknown$0.22$1.38100.0%
GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAIunknown$0.38$2.25100.0%
GPT-5.4 MiniAzureunknown$0.75$4.50100.0%
GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAIunknown$0.75$4.50100.0%
GPT-5.4 MiniAzureunknown$0.83$4.95100.0%
GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAIunknown$1.50$9.00100.0%
GPT-5.1OpenAIunknown$0.62$5.0099.6%
GPT-5.1Azureunknown$1.25$10.00100.0%
GPT-5.1OpenAIunknown$1.25$10.0099.6%
GPT-5.1Azureunknown$1.38$11.00
GPT-5.1OpenAIunknown$2.50$20.0099.6%
o1OpenAIunknown$15.00$60.00
GPT-5Azureunknown$1.25$10.00
GPT-5OpenAIunknown$1.25$10.0096.6%
GPT-5Azureunknown$1.38$11.00
gpt-oss-120bCoreWeavefp4$0.03$0.1794.2%
gpt-oss-120bDeepInfrabf16$0.04$0.1799.9%
gpt-oss-120bNovitafp4$0.05$0.2583.1%
gpt-oss-120bDigitalOceanunknown$0.06$0.39100.0%
gpt-oss-120bSiliconFlowfp8$0.05$0.4599.4%
gpt-oss-120bAkashMLbf16$0.04$0.4999.9%
gpt-oss-120bGoogleunknown$0.09$0.3692.9%
gpt-oss-120bMancer 2fp8$0.08$0.5099.3%
gpt-oss-120bBaseTenfp4$0.10$0.50100.0%
gpt-oss-120bAmazon Bedrockunknown$0.15$0.60100.0%
gpt-oss-120bAmazon Bedrockunknown$0.15$0.60
gpt-oss-120bDeepInfrabf16$0.15$0.6099.5%
gpt-oss-120bGroqunknown$0.15$0.60100.0%
gpt-oss-120bNebiusfp4$0.15$0.6099.9%
gpt-oss-120bPhalaunknown$0.15$0.60100.0%
gpt-oss-120bTogetherunknown$0.15$0.6094.9%
gpt-oss-120bParasailfp4$0.10$0.75100.0%
gpt-oss-120bMaraunknown$0.15$0.7586.2%
gpt-oss-120bSambaNovaunknown$0.14$0.9592.5%
gpt-oss-120bCerebrasfp16$0.35$0.7599.8%
GPT-4oAzureunknown$2.50$10.00100.0%
GPT-4oOpenAIunknown$2.50$10.0099.8%
GPT-4 TurboOpenAIunknown$10.00$30.00100.0%
gpt-oss-20bCoreWeavefp4$0.03$0.1399.6%
gpt-oss-20bDeepInfrabf16$0.03$0.14100.0%
gpt-oss-20bParasailfp4$0.03$0.1599.3%
gpt-oss-20bNovitafp4$0.04$0.15100.0%
gpt-oss-20bPhalaunknown$0.04$0.1596.6%
gpt-oss-20bSiliconFlowfp8$0.04$0.1895.3%
gpt-oss-20bTogetherunknown$0.05$0.20
gpt-oss-20bAmazon Bedrockunknown$0.07$0.15
gpt-oss-20bAmazon Bedrockunknown$0.07$0.1597.5%
gpt-oss-20bGoogleunknown$0.07$0.2598.4%
gpt-oss-20bFireworksunknown$0.07$0.3098.9%
gpt-oss-20bGroqunknown$0.07$0.3099.9%
GPT-4.1 MiniAzureunknown$0.40$1.60100.0%
GPT-4.1 MiniOpenAIunknown$0.40$1.6099.6%
GPT-4.1 MiniAzureunknown$0.44$1.76100.0%
o3 MiniOpenAIunknown$1.10$4.40100.0%
GPT-5 MiniOpenAIunknown$0.12$1.0099.8%
GPT-5 MiniAzureunknown$0.25$2.00100.0%
GPT-5 MiniOpenAIunknown$0.25$2.0099.8%
GPT-5 MiniAzureunknown$0.28$2.20
GPT-4Azureunknown$30.00$60.00100.0%
GPT-4OpenAIunknown$30.00$60.00100.0%
GPT-4o-miniAzureunknown$0.15$0.60100.0%
GPT-4o-miniOpenAIunknown$0.15$0.60100.0%
GPT-4o-miniAzureunknown$0.17$0.66
GPT-4.1 NanoAzureunknown$0.10$0.4099.9%
GPT-4.1 NanoOpenAIunknown$0.10$0.4099.5%
GPT-4.1 NanoAzureunknown$0.11$0.44
GPT-3.5 TurboOpenAIunknown$0.50$1.50100.0%
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