gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens · 131K context · tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $44.10 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $8.66 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $24.07 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.877 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $81.00 |
Price history
We started tracking gpt-oss-safeguard-20b on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
Models with the same tool calling, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Solar Mini 4 Upstage | $0.05 | $0.20 | 524K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $52.20 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $35.38 (68%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $44.10 | $8.10 (16%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b.
Specifications
| Model ID | openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b |
| Released | Oct 29, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does gpt-oss-safeguard-20b cost?
- $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.037 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?
- 131K tokens, with up to 66K output tokens per response.
- Does gpt-oss-safeguard-20b support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18), Solar Mini 4 ($0.05 / $0.20).
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