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OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b

gpt-oss-120b is an open-weight, 117B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model from OpenAI designed for high-reasoning, agentic, and general-purpose production use cases. It activates 5.1B parameters per forward pass and is optimized...

Context Window
131K tokens
Parameters
117B
Input Price
$0.03/1M
Output Price
$0.17/1M
Price Tier
budget
Provider
OpenAI

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OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b at a Glance

Measured against all 392 chat models CoreAI serves, OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b sits at #273 for context capacity — 131K tokens, roughly 98,304 words or 197 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #8 cheapest of 128 budget-tier models by input cost. It joined the catalog on 2025-08-05. It supports step-by-step reasoning (thinking mode).

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b Compared to Its Closest Alternatives

SpecOpenAI: gpt-oss-120bOpenAI: gpt-oss-20bGoogle: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free)inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash
ProviderOpenAIOpenAIGoogleInclusionai
Input $/1M tokens$0.03$0.03Free$0.01
Output $/1M tokens$0.17$0.13Free$0.03
Context window131K131K131K262K
Reasoning modeYesYesYesNo
Image inputNoNoYesNo
Price tierbudgetbudgetbudgetbudget

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What OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b Actually Costs in Practice

A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00011 on OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.002. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions about OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b

What is OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b's context window?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b handles 131K tokens of context — roughly 98,304 words, or about 197 pages of text in one conversation.

How much does OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b cost?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b's underlying rates are $0.03 per 1M input tokens and $0.17 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.

Can OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b process images?

No — OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b is text-only. If you need image understanding, its budget-tier peers with vision are listed in the comparison table above.

Does OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b support reasoning or thinking mode?

Yes. OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b can work through problems step by step before answering; on CoreAI you can toggle thinking mode per message.

How can I use OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b without an API key?

Open the CoreAI web app or the iOS/Android app, pick OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b in the model selector, and chat — no API key, no per-token billing. One subscription covers OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b and 300+ other models.

What are the best alternatives to OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b?

The closest alternatives on CoreAI are OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b, Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free), inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash — similar tier and capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.

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