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GPT-5 nano

Very small GPT-5 model for classification, extraction, and routing.

GPT-5 Reasoning LLM Legacy / available Open weights: No API: Yes

Plain-English Summary

Very small GPT-5 model for classification, extraction, and routing.

Technical Notes

Multimodal GPT-5-family model with 400K context, 128K output, tool calling, and structured outputs.

Best For

High-volume text and vision workloads

Watch Out For

Older generation than GPT-5.6; capability and lifecycle may change.

Model Specs

Maker
OpenAI
Country
USA
Family
GPT-5
Type
Reasoning LLM
Release date
2025-08-07
Date confidence
Exact
Status
Legacy / available
Context window
400,000 tokens
Max output
128,000
Parameters
Not disclosed
Active parameters
Not disclosed
Architecture
Proprietary multimodal transformer
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
API available
Yes
Open weights
No
Self-hostable
No
License
Proprietary
Inputs
Text, image
Outputs
Text
Approx. price
$0.05 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens
How to access
Provider website or API
Model / API ID
gpt-5-nano
Knowledge cutoff
Not publicly disclosed
Fine-tuning
Prompting / RAG
Completeness
90 %
Verified
Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot date
Jul 18, 2026
Source
Official source