# GPT Audio

> GPT Audio is a language model from OpenAI, released on 19 Jan 2026. It accepts text and audio and generates text and audio, with a 128K-token context window and up to 16K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $2.50 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/gpt-audio
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** OpenAI
- **Release date:** 19 Jan 2026 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Status:** Generally available
- **Context window:** 128K (128,000 tokens) (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Max output:** 16K tokens (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Input:** Text and audio (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Output:** Text and audio (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)
- **Structured output:** Yes (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-audio)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $2.50 | $10 | – | 128K |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of GPT Audio?

GPT Audio has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K) and can generate up to 16,384 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.

### How much does the GPT Audio API cost?

GPT Audio is listed from $2.50 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.

### When was GPT Audio released?

OpenAI released GPT Audio on 19 Jan 2026, according to OpenRouter.

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