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OpenAI Responses API

A model API surface with usage billed at the selected model and tool rates.

Verdict
Use The public docs say it does what you need. We read the docs. We did not test it.
Maker
OpenAI
Price / access
No separate Responses API fee; model tokens and tool usage are billed. Example: GPT-6.1 Terra standard short-context $1/M input and $5/M output tokens. Pricing source
Pricing checked
November 7, 2026
Primary source
developers.openai.com

We built this profile from public sources and didn't use the product ourselves. The price is what we saw on the day we checked, so it may have changed.

Who it’s for

Developers embedding model calls and tools in applications.

Why we said Use

What it is

A model API surface with usage billed at the selected model and tool rates. See the official documentation or product page. This profile describes public documentation, not a Loaded Tokens hands-on test.

Who it is for

Developers embedding model calls and tools in applications. Our recommendation is scoped to that job; it is not a universal winner.

The evidence behind Use

For builders who need an application API rather than a chat subscription, the rate card makes the unit of cost explicit. The vendor page documents the underlying capability; the fit judgment is ours. No performance ranking, time saving or reliability result is implied.

Pricing and the catch

No separate Responses API fee; model tokens and tool usage are billed. Example: GPT-6.1 Terra standard short-context $1/M input and $5/M output tokens. Public pricing checked November 7, 2026. Prices are USD where stated and can change; taxes, region, annual commitments and extra usage may differ.

Search, storage, tool calls and processing tiers can add charges beyond text input and output.

A sensible first workflow

Define a bounded extraction job with a schema, a spending limit and a rejection path. This is a suggested evaluation, not a test we ran. Decide what success looks like before opening the tool: what output is acceptable, what needs review and where the workflow must stop.

Bottom line: buy for the job, keep the exit route, and do not confuse a feature list with proof of results. Browse the company profile for the rest of the stack.

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