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gpt-oss-20b (free)

OpenAI gpt-oss-20b (free) — pricing, 131k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By OpenAI

🔧 Tools Function calling — the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary →
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary →
131,072
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5× pricier than input. Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
OpenAI
Slug
openai/gpt-oss-20b-free
Capabilities
tools

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Estimate monthly cost → See alternatives to gpt-oss-20b (free) →

Pricing history

Tracking gpt-oss-20b (free) pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart — call gpt-oss-20b (free) from your app

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-oss-20b-free",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/chat

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Frequently asked questions

What is gpt-oss-20b (free)?

gpt-oss-20b (free) is a large language model API from OpenAI with a 131k-token context window. It costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens.

How much does gpt-oss-20b (free) cost?

gpt-oss-20b (free) is priced at $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens via the OpenAI API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.

What is the context window of gpt-oss-20b (free)?

gpt-oss-20b (free) supports up to 131k tokens of context per request — roughly 262 pages of English text or 16384 lines of code at a typical density.

Does gpt-oss-20b (free) support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

gpt-oss-20b (free) supports tool/function calling. It does not support image input (vision) and structured JSON mode.

Who makes gpt-oss-20b (free)?

gpt-oss-20b (free) is built and operated by OpenAI. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from OpenAI's public catalog.

Can I self-host gpt-oss-20b (free)?

gpt-oss-20b (free) is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by OpenAI, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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