GPT-5 Nano

by OpenAI

Zero data retention
openai/gpt-5-nano
Input
$0.07/1M tokens
Output
$0.56/1M tokens
Context
400Ktokens
Max output
128Ktokens
Knows to
May 2024
Released
7 Aug 2025

About

GPT-5-Nano is the smallest and fastest variant in the GPT-5 system, optimized for developer tools, rapid interactions, and ultra-low latency environments.

Pricing

Input$0.07per 1M prompt tokens
Output$0.56per 1M generated tokens, reasoning included
Cached input<$0.01per 1M tokens read back from the prompt cache
Web search$0.014per request that uses the provider’s built-in search

What a request costs

Typical requestEachPer 1,000
Short chat reply1,500 in · 400 out$0.0003$0.329
Question over a long document40,000 in · 800 out$0.0032$3.25
Agent tool step20,000 in · 1,200 out$0.0021$2.07

At the developer-API rate, before any provider promotion or prompt-cache saving. In the app, the model picker shows what a message costs on your plan before you send it.

Benchmarks

Intelligence13.0#184 of 285

Head-to-head rankings

  1. #101UI componentsModel arenaElo 106652% wins
  2. #104CodeModel arenaElo 108648% wins
  3. #104WebsitesModel arenaElo 110349% wins
  4. #107Data vizModel arenaElo 105746% wins
  5. #109Game devModel arenaElo 104847% wins
  6. #1153DModel arenaElo 96636% wins

Scores from Artificial Analysis; bars are scaled to the best model on our list. Rankings from Design Arena head-to-head votes. Published by OpenRouter alongside its catalogue.

Call it from code

OpenAI-compatible: point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.privateer.pro/v1 and set model. Keys are created in the app under Settings.

cURL
curl https://api.privateer.pro/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRIVATEER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-5-nano",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
  }'
Python
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PRIVATEER_API_KEY"],
)
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5-nano",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)
JavaScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.PRIVATEER_API_KEY,
});
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-5-nano",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content);

Parameters this model accepts

include_reasoningmax_completion_tokensmax_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatseedstructured_outputstool_choicetoolsverbosity

API reference → · How API billing works →

Prices are USD at the developer-API rate, as of 16 Oct 2026, rebuilt daily from the providers’ live catalogues. ← All models