GPT-5.2 Chat pricing and routing profile
GPT-5.2 Chat from OpenAI lists at $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens, with a 128,000-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured output
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $1.19 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $9.10 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $21.00 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Not as a first-answer model through OpenRouter: no host returns token log probabilities for GPT-5.2 Chat. It can still be the model Gimbix falls back to when a cheaper model is unsure.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below GPT-5.2 Chat that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.7 | $1.60 / $4.80 | 44% |
| Qwen3.7 Max | $1.48 / $4.42 | 48% |
| GLM 5.1 | $1.40 / $4.40 | 50% |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | $1.03 / $6.16 | 50% |
| Grok 4.3 | $1.25 / $2.50 | 62% |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | $1.25 / $2.50 | 62% |
Questions
How much does GPT-5.2 Chat cost?
GPT-5.2 Chat lists at $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $9.10 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of GPT-5.2 Chat?
128,000 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace GPT-5.2 Chat?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match GPT-5.2 Chat on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.