observed between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026
Launches Search & Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 requests
price
DeepSeek
DeepSeek publishes pricing at api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing (as of PriceTape's capture on Nov 3, 2026).
Changes on their pages
observed between Aug 14, 2026 and Sep 24, 2026
Live peak/off-peak billing lifts Pro output price to $3.96/M
price from an archived copy
observed between May 21, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026
Adds Peak/Off-Peak Billing; Token Prices Rise Up To 12x
price from an archived copy
observed between Dec 3, 2025 and May 21, 2026
Replaces V3.2 models with V4-Flash/Pro, cuts cache price 90%
price from an archived copy
observed between Nov 7, 2024 and Mar 27, 2025
Raises chat API prices up to 5x, adds Reasoner model
price from an archived copy
OpenAI
OpenAI publishes pricing at openai.com/api/pricing (as of PriceTape's capture on Nov 3, 2026).
Changes on their pages
observed between Oct 28, 2025 and May 28, 2026
Swaps GPT-5 Lineup for Pricier GPT-5.5/5.4 Models
price from an archived copy
observed between Feb 1, 2025 and Oct 28, 2025
Swaps flagship pricing to GPT-5, adds AgentKit billing
price from an archived copy
observed between Jul 13, 2024 and Feb 1, 2025
Cuts GPT-4o price 50%, adds o1 and Realtime API pricing
price from an archived copy
observed between Feb 1, 2023 and Jul 13, 2024
Replaces Ada/Davinci pricing with GPT-4o; adds DALL·E 3, Assistants API fees
price from an archived copy
observed between Nov 20, 2021 and Feb 1, 2023
Cuts base GPT-3 prices up to 67%; adds DALL·E, fine-tuning pricing
price from an archived copy
Government contracts
U.S. federal executive-branch agencies (via GSA OneGov/Multiple Award Schedule)negotiated Aug 6, 2025
1 USD
None
negotiatedseats not stated
Source: government contracthttps://www.gsa.gov/about-gsa/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-announces-new-partnership-with-openai-delivering-deep-discount-to-chatgpt-08062025
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