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Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest vs Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14
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.
Model
Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest
Context window
128K
128,000 tokens · ~96K words
Model
Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14
Context window
272K
272,000 tokens · ~204K words
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 Search Api 2025 10 14 has about 2.1× the context window of the other in this pair.
Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14 has 112% more context capacity (272K vs 128K tokens). Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14 is 28% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14. Its 272K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14. Input tokens are 28% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14. 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.
| Spec | Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest | Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128,000 tokens (128K) | 272,000 tokens (272K) |
| Max output tokens | 16,384 tokens (16K) | 128,000 tokens (128K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | N/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.
| Provider | Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest in | Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest out | Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14 in | Gpt 5 Search Api 2025 10 14 out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openai | $1.75/M | $14.00/M | $1.25/M | $10.00/M |
Frequently asked questions
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