GPT-5 Medium

by OpenAI

GPT-5 Medium is a model from OpenAI, released on August 7, 2025. It has a 400K-token context window and can generate up to 128K output tokens. API pricing is $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.

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 maintaining faster performance than high-effort reasoning.

Key specs

ProviderOpenAI
Release date2025-08-07
Licenseproprietary
Context window400K tokens
Max output128K tokens
Input price$1.25 / 1M tokens
Output price$10 / 1M tokens
Intelligence Score29.6

Quick answers

What is the context window of GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium has a context window of 400K tokens, with a maximum output of 128K tokens per response.

How much does GPT-5 Medium cost?

GPT-5 Medium costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens through the API.

Is GPT-5 Medium open source?

No. GPT-5 Medium is a proprietary model from OpenAI (proprietary license).

When was GPT-5 Medium released?

OpenAI released GPT-5 Medium on August 7, 2025.

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