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openai/gpt-5.5 pricing
Perplexity charges $5.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens for openai/gpt-5.5, and $0.50 for cached input. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $5.00/ 1M
- Output
- $30.00/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.50/ 1M
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $5.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | — |
| Standard, prompts over 272K tokens | $10.00 | $45.00 | — | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.02 | 100,000 | $1,950.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.03 | 100,000 | $2,700.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.05 | 250,000 | $12,000.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with openai/gpt-5.5, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| perplexity/openai/gpt-5.3-codex | $0.02 | 16% |
| perplexity/anthropic/claude-opus-5-5 | $0.01 | 28% |
| fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/kimi-k3-fast | $0.02 | 19% |
| fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/kimi-k3-us | $0.02 | 19% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Perplexity pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.