OpenAIReleased on Aug 7, 2025

GPT-5 Medium: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

GPT-5 Medium is a language model from OpenAI, released in August 2025, with multimodal input.

GPT-5 Medium balances reasoning depth with response speed, providing medium-effort thinking for moderately complex tasks. Optimized for coding and agentic tasks, this variant offers more thorough analysis than instant responses while

Input
TextImage
Output
Text
Speed
Latency p952.50s
Throughput P9590.0char/s
Cost
$2.22/ 1M · 8:1 in:out
$1.25 in · $10.0 out

GPT-5 Medium pricing

Providers

GPT-5 Medium starts at $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens via OpenAI.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MMax InputMax OutputLatency p95 sThroughput P95QuantInputOutput
OpenAI logoOpenAI
$1.25$10.00400.0K128.0K
2.50
90 c/s
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GPT-5 Medium API

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GPT-5 Medium examples

Recent arena outputs from GPT-5 Medium, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

GPT-5 Medium license

GPT-5 Medium is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use, has a knowledge cutoff of September 2024.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial
Knowledge cutoff
September 2024

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5 Medium.

When was GPT-5 Medium released?

GPT-5 Medium was released on August 7, 2025 by OpenAI. This is the official GPT-5 Medium release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is GPT-5 Medium available via API?

Yes, GPT-5 Medium is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium was created by OpenAI.

What is the license for GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium has a knowledge cutoff of September 2024, meaning it was trained on data up to that point and may not know about events after it.

Is GPT-5 Medium multimodal?

Yes, GPT-5 Medium is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium is available through 1 provider including OpenAI.

Where is the GPT-5 Medium paper or technical report?

GPT-5 Medium has a paper or technical report available at https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/8124a3ce-ab78-4f06-96eb-49ea29ffb52f/gpt5-system-card-aug7.pdf. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.