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o1 vs o3

Compare o1 from OpenAI and o3 from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Overview

o1
Author
OpenAI
o3
Author
OpenAI
o1
Context length
200Ktokens
o3
Context length
200Ktokens
o1
Reasoning
o3
Reasoning
o1
Input modalities
o3
Input modalities
o1
Output modalities
o3
Output modalities

o1 vs o3: side-by-side summary

o1 and o3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

o1, from OpenAI, has a 200,000-token context window and is priced at $15/M tokens input, $60/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

o3, from OpenAI, has a 200,000-token context window and is priced at $2/M tokens input, $8/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • o1: 200,000 tokens
  • o3: 200,000 tokens
Price
  • o1: $15/M tokens input, $60/M tokens output
  • o3: $2/M tokens input, $8/M tokens output
Provided by
  • o1: OpenAI
  • o3: OpenAI
  • o1 model details, providers and pricing
  • o3 model details, providers and pricing

o1 vs o3 at a glance

o1 vs o3 comparison
Attributeo1o3
Input price$15/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$60/M tokens$8/M tokens
Context window200,000 tokens200,000 tokens
Intelligence Index15.220.2
Coding Index39.7Not available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)1.61 s2.52 s
Throughput (p50)69.0 tok/s53.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is o1 cheaper than o3?

o3 is cheaper than o1 on OpenRouter: o3 costs $2/M tokens input and $8/M tokens output, while o1 costs $15/M tokens input and $60/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, o1 or o3?

o1 and o3 have the same context window of 200,000 tokens.

Which is faster, o1 or o3?

o1 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 69.0 tokens per second compared with 53.0 tokens per second for o3.