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GPT-5.2 Released 2025-12-11

OpenAI chat vision code tools reasoning
Input$1.75/M
Output$14/M
Cache read$0.875/M
Context400K
vs GPT-4o~65% cheaper
Knowledge cutoff2025-08

Provider list prices: no platform markup, pay-as-you-go. These are official list prices. Logged-in customers may see effective prices including workspace discounts on /console/pricing. Effective input at a 70% cache-hit rate:$1.1375/M. Automatic prefix caching once a prompt passes the minimum length, with no code changes; cached reads are discounted (up to 90% on current models) and there is no write fee.

Use GPT-5.2 in 30 seconds

OpenAI-compatible: swap the base_url, keep your SDK. POST /v1/chat/completions

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://synthorai.io/v1",
    api_key="sk-syn-...",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this diff"}],
    reasoning_effort="medium",
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

About GPT-5.2

Configurable reasoning effort from none to xhigh
400K context with 128K max output
Proven lower-cost option for reasoning workloads

GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's previous frontier model for professional work with configurable reasoning effort, spanning levels from none up to xhigh.

  • It provides a 400K-token context window, 128K max output tokens, image input, streaming, function calling, structured outputs, and discounted cached input.
  • OpenAI now recommends upgrading to its latest flagship, but GPT-5.2 remains a proven, lower-cost option for reasoning-heavy production workloads that were tuned against it.
  • It is available on Synthorai behind the OpenAI-compatible chat completions API.

Specs & limits

Max output (vendor spec)128,000
Modalitiestext + image → text
Featurestools · parallel_tool_calls · structured_output · streaming · vision · batch · reasoning · caching
NotablePrevious frontier model for professional work; 400k context / 128k max output; reasoning effort none-xhigh; no fine-tuning.
Prompt cachingautomatic · min 1,024-token prefix · TTL 5–10m, up to 1h

per OpenAI official docs ↗

FAQ

Is the GPT-5.2 API free to try?

Yes: new accounts get 10 trial calls and up to $1 in free credit, no card required. At $1.75/M input tokens, that credit alone covers roughly 71 requests of ~8K tokens against GPT-5.2.

What is GPT-5.2 best at?

Configurable reasoning effort from none to xhigh, plus 400K context with 128K max output and proven lower-cost option for reasoning workloads. See the About section for the full picture from the vendor's own release notes.

How much does GPT-5.2 cost?

GPT-5.2 costs $1.75 per million input tokens and $14 per million output tokens on Synthorai. That is the provider's list price, with no platform markup. Cached input tokens bill at $0.875/M.

Does GPT-5.2 support prompt caching?

Yes, automatically: OpenAI-served prompts cache with no code changes. Cached input tokens bill at $0.875/M vs $1.75/M uncached; prompts need a 1,024-token stable prefix to cache (TTL 5–10m, up to 1h). Prompt caching guide →

How do I get access to GPT-5.2?

Point your existing OpenAI SDK at base_url="https://synthorai.io/v1", set model="gpt-5.2", and you're done. One API key covers every model on the gateway.

What is GPT-5.2's knowledge cutoff?

GPT-5.2's knowledge cutoff is 2025-08, per the vendor's official documentation (as of 2026-07-09).

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