OpenAI: GPT-5.1
OpenAI GPT-5.1 is a versatile AI model capable of handling text, images, and files, with an extensive context length of 400,000 tokens. It supports reasoning and tools integration, making it suitable for complex tasks that require multiple-step processing. While the benchmark scores across three categories are solid at 61.8 overall, its agentic score is lower at 35.7, indicating areas for improvement. GPT-5.1 stands as a powerful option for projects requiring image and file processing alongside text, but those prioritizing a balanced performance across all benchmarks might find other models more suitable given its blended benchmark score of 59.5.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 59.5 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 61.8 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 81.5 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 35.7 |
- Model ID
- openai/gpt-5.1
- Vendor
- openai
- Released
- November 2025
- Tokenizer
- GPT
- Input Modalities
- image, text, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 128,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.05 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $1.12 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $26.25 |
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Quick answers
- How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.1 cost?
- $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.
- What is OpenAI: GPT-5.1's context window?
- 400,000 tokens, roughly 600 pages of text in a single request.
- Does OpenAI: GPT-5.1 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can OpenAI: GPT-5.1 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.