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OpenAI · Released Dec 11, 2025

GPT-5.2 Chat

Chat-tuned GPT model for conversational assistance, writing, and tool workflows.

  • Proprietary
  • Reasoning
  • Tool calling
  • Vision
  • Deprecated
Capability
—No ECI score yet
Input
$1.75per 1M tokens
Output
$14.00per 1M tokens
Context
128K16K max output
Pricing

What it costs

Input
$1.75per million tokens
Output
$14.00per million tokens
Cached input
$0.175per million tokens
Blended (3:1)
$4.81pricier than 87% of priced models

Typical monthly bills

Monthly usageEstimated cost
Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens$10.50
Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens$113.75
Production app250M input + 50M output tokens$1,138

Official OpenAI API price, as listed on models.dev.

Capability

Independent benchmarks

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for GPT-5.2 Chat yet.

Specifications

The details

Lab
OpenAI
Released
Dec 11, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Aug 31, 2025
Context window
128,000 tokens
Max output
16,384 tokens
Inputs
Text, Images
Output
Text
Reasoning
Adjustable effort medium
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Weights
Proprietary
API model ID
gpt-5.2-chat-lateston OpenAI
Availability
3 API providerslisted on models.dev
Status
Deprecated by the provider

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Questions

About GPT-5.2 Chat

How much does GPT-5.2 Chat cost?

GPT-5.2 Chat costs $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Cached input is $0.175 per million tokens. At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $4.81 per million tokens, more expensive than 87% of the 360 priced models we track.

What is the context window of GPT-5.2 Chat?

GPT-5.2 Chat accepts up to 128,000 tokens per request and can write up to 16,384 tokens in one response.

How good is GPT-5.2 Chat?

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for GPT-5.2 Chat yet.

Is GPT-5.2 Chat open source?

No. GPT-5.2 Chat is proprietary; you use it through OpenAI’s API or partner platforms.

What inputs does GPT-5.2 Chat support?

GPT-5.2 Chat accepts text and images and replies in text. It is a reasoning model with medium effort settings, supports tool calling and can return structured JSON output.

When was GPT-5.2 Chat released?

OpenAI released GPT-5.2 Chat on Dec 11, 2025. Its training data runs to Aug 31, 2025.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-5.2 Chat?

The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Command A Translate (Cohere, $2.50 / $10.00), Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview (Google, $1.25 / $10.00), Jamba Large (AI21 Labs, $2.00 / $8.00) and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (Moonshot AI, $1.90 / $8.00).