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- The system's instruction hierarchy can occasionally be bypassed, raising potential concerns about control and preventing misuse.
OpenAI emphasizes continuous safety improvements and transparent risk assessment, acknowledging that GPT-5’s power must be managed responsibly.
Cost and Pricing
From a cost perspective, GPT-5's API pricing is competitive:
$125 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens for the standard model.
Smaller versions—mini and nano—are more affordable and cost less than prior GPT-4 offerings, making high-end AI accessible for smaller projects or mass deployment.
The performance efficiency (better output quality, fewer tokens used) means users achieve more with less expense.