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OpenAI API

The OpenAI API gives developers programmatic access to OpenAI models and tools for text generation, reasoning, coding, vision, audio, image generation, and agentic workflows.

Company
OpenAI
Primary category
AI Productivity Tools
Best for
Developers and organizations building AI applications, agents, multimodal experiences, and automated workflows.
Pricing
Usage is billed by model and feature; current rates are listed on OpenAI's official API pricing page.
Free plan
no
API
yes
Open source/open weight
no
Linked launches
3
Latest launch date
May 7, 2026
Last verified
2026-07-14

Verification & Sources

Status
Verified profile
Source links
1
Freshness
Verified July 14, 2026
Last verified
July 14, 2026
Last updated
July 14, 2026

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What It Does

The OpenAI API gives developers programmatic access to OpenAI models and tools for text generation, reasoning, coding, vision, audio, image generation, and agentic workflows.

Launch History

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Advancing voice intelligence with new models in the API

OpenAI released GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper for realtime voice reasoning, translation, and streaming transcription in the API.

Verified Free: No API: Yes Open: No
Clear use caseCreator-friendlyBusiness-friendlyDeveloper-friendly

A high-signal API launch because it moves voice AI toward realtime agents that can reason, translate, transcribe, and act during a conversation.

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Introducing GPT-4.1 in the API

OpenAI launched GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano in the API with improvements in coding, instruction following, and long context.

Verified Free: No API: Yes Open: No
Clear use caseBusiness-friendlyDeveloper-friendlyTraction signal
Kingy
7.4 / 10
Demo
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YouTube
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OpenAI launched GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano in the API, with improvements aimed at coding, instruction following, and long context, plus per-token rates…

AI Productivity Tools

Introducing GPT-4.5

OpenAI released GPT-4.5 as a research preview of its strongest GPT chat model, emphasizing broader knowledge, creativity, and natural collaboration.

Verified Free: No API: Yes Open: No
Clear use caseBeginner-friendlyCreator-friendlyBusiness-friendly
Kingy
6.5 / 10
Demo
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YouTube
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OpenAI released GPT-4.5 as a research preview of its then-strongest GPT chat model, emphasizing broader knowledge, creativity, and natural collaboration — with a system…