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Gpt 5 1 Chat Latest vs Gpt 5 Search Api

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Openai

Model

Gpt 5 1 Chat Latest

Image input

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Openai

Model

Gpt 5 Search Api

Image inputTool calling

Context window

272K

272,000 tokens · ~204K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Gpt 5 1 Chat Latest128K
Gpt 5 Search Api272K

Gpt 5 Search Api has about 2.1× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Gpt 5 Search Api has 112% more context capacity (272K vs 128K tokens). Gpt 5 Search Api is 0% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Gpt 5 Search Api. Its 272K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Gpt 5 Search Api. Its 128K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecGpt 5 1 Chat LatestGpt 5 Search Api
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)272,000 tokens (272K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionYesYes
Function callingNoYes
Extended thinkingYesNo
Prompt cachingYesYes
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderGpt 5 1 Chat Latest inGpt 5 1 Chat Latest outGpt 5 Search Api inGpt 5 Search Api out
Openai$1.25/M$10.00/M$1.25/M$10.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Gpt 5 Search Api has a larger context window: 272K tokens vs 128K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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