o1-pro vs o3-deep-research
Input price
$150.00
$10.00
Output price
$600.00
$40.00
Context window
200K
200K
Throughput
166 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
97.9%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.600
$0.040
Efficiency score
76
76
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
O1-PRO
O3-DEEP-RESEAR
Chat assistant
$117,000
$7,800
RAG / long context
$234,000
$15,600
Agent / tool use
$324,000
$21,600
Efficiency score: o3-deep-research
Across price, speed and reliability, o3-deep-research offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is o1-pro or o3-deep-research cheaper?+
o3-deep-research has the lower input price — $10.00 vs $150.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, o1-pro or o3-deep-research?+
Across price, speed and reliability, o3-deep-research offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.