Daybreak Red
Summary
Daybreak Red is a proprietary language model from OpenAI, released on 7 Aug 2026. It accepts text and images and generates text, with a 400K-token context window and up to 128K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $12.50 per million input tokens and $75 per million output tokens (OpenAI API), across 1 provider we track.
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Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 7 Aug 2026 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 400K (400,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 128K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | 16 Feb 2026 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text and images [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Structured output | Yes [models.dev] |
Daybreak Red API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API gpt-daybreak-red-latest | $12.50 | $75 | $1.25 | 400K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Daybreak Red?
Daybreak Red has a context window of 400,000 tokens (400K) and can generate up to 128,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Daybreak Red API cost?
Through OpenAI API, Daybreak Red costs $12.50 per million input tokens and $75 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Daybreak Red open source?
No. Daybreak Red is a proprietary model; OpenAI has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including OpenAI API.
When was Daybreak Red released?
OpenAI released Daybreak Red on 7 Aug 2026, according to models.dev.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.