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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

o1-pro vs o3-pro

Too close to call on our weighted score (o1-pro 27, o3-pro 27). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. OpenAI

    o1-pro

    Released Mar 19, 2025Deprecated

    27/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$150.00 / $600.00
    • Context200K
  2. OpenAI

    o3-pro

    Released Jun 10, 2025

    27/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$20.00 / $80.00
    • Context200K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (o1-pro 27/100, o3-pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: o3-pro on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceo3-proo3-pro $35.00 · o1-pro $262.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameo1-pro 200,000 · o3-pro 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputso1-pro: Text, Images · o3-pro: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeighto1-proo3-pro
Price50%00
Inputs & features30%7070
Context window20%3232
Overall100%27/10027/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

o1-pro vs o3-pro specifications side by side
Specificationo1-proOpenAIo3-proOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—147.4
ECI rank—#60 of 148
Price per million tokens
Input$150.00$20.00 (best)
Output$600.00$80.00 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$262.50$35.00 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial OpenAI APIOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window200,000 tokens200,000 tokens
Max output100,000 tokens100,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDo1-proo3-pro
API providers56 (best)
ReleasedMar 19, 2025Jun 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoffSep 2023May 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • o1-pro$2,700
  • o3-pro$360.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: o1-pro or o3-pro?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (o1-pro 27/100, o3-pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: o3-pro on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, o1-pro or o3-pro?

o3-pro is cheaper at $20.00 input / $80.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). o1-pro costs $150.00 input / $600.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $35.00 per million tokens for o3-pro versus $262.50 for o1-pro (7.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. o1-pro has not been scored yet and o3-pro has an ECI of 147.4.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for o1-pro and o3-pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

o1-pro and o3-pro share the same 200,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: o1-pro up to 100,000, o3-pro up to 100,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

o1-pro accepts text and images; o3-pro accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

No. o1-pro and o3-pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

o3-pro is the newest, released Jun 10, 2025. o1-pro came out Mar 19, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: o1-pro Sep 2023, o3-pro May 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.