o3-2025-04-16 vs gpt-5-2025-08-07 compared on cost, context window, performance, and lifecycle dates.
Green ✓ marks the model that wins each row (cheaper cost, larger window, faster).
| Attribute | OpenAI | OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle state | active | active |
| Announced | 2025-04-16 | 2025-08-07 |
| Deprecated | — | — |
| Retirement | 2026-12-11 | 2026-12-11 |
| Input $/1M | $2.00 | $1.25✓ |
| Output $/1M | $8.00✓ | $10.00 |
| Blended $/1M 3:1 input:output | $3.50 | $3.44✓ |
| Context window | 200k | 400k✓ |
| Max output | 100k | 128k✓ |
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