OpenAI API

Frontier model API from OpenAI

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API for OpenAI's GPT and reasoning models, image, audio and embeddings.

You want the broadest model lineup and ecosystem.

You need open weights.

Score breakdown

Job fit27/30

Ease / time-to-first-result13/15

Value11/15

Momentum15/15

Openness & portability7/10

Trust & maturity10/10

Builder/gamer bonus5/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Pricing: Pay-per-token; pricing varies by model
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier: No (unverified)
Platforms: API
Open source: No
Official URL: https://platform.openai.com
URL verified: Oct 18, 2026 (headless Chrome render (curl got bot-protection 403))
Last reviewed: Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources: https://platform.openai.com