OpenAI: GPT-5.2 Chat, OpenAI — route, pricing & source
GPT-5.2 Chat (AKA Instant) is the fast, lightweight member of the 5.2 family, optimized for low-latency chat while retaining strong general intelligence. It uses adaptive reasoning to selectively “think” on...
OpenRoutermediumLast checked: May 14, 2026
Input
$1.75 / 1M
/ 1M tokens
Output
$14.00 / 1M
/ 1M tokens
Cached input
Not available
Not available
Cache write
Not available
Not available
Context and limits
Context window
128K
Max output
32,000
Input modalities
file, image, text
Output modalities
text
Weight access
Closed
Availability
Unknown
Capability flags
VisionToolsJSONReasoningLong context
From source metadata + verification fields — confirm provider docs before production.
Benchmarks
- LMArena Text Arenaoverall · official_benchmark_api1,477Independent
Rank: 10 | Votes: 23717 | 95% CI: 1472.8-1481.9 | Published: 2026-05-07 | Model license label in dataset: Proprietary
- LMArena Vision Arenaoverall · official_benchmark_api1,279Independent
Rank: 9 | Votes: 10484 | 95% CI: 1271.1-1286.9 | Published: 2026-05-07 | Model license label in dataset: Proprietary
Access and license
Official API
No
Open weights
No
Self-hostable
No
License
Closed · API onlyNo public weights: use through a vendor’s cloud API or product. “Proprietary” means the creator does not distribute the trained model weights for self-hosting.
Example costs
Scenario: 1K input + 300 output tokens / request
10,000 requests
$59.50
100,000 requests
$595.00
1,000,000 requests
$5,950.00
Cheaper alternatives
Lower-cost models for the same scenario
Source
Source
OpenRouter Models API
Confidence
medium
Route
OpenRouter
Last checked
May 14, 2026
Source notes
- Includes Hugging Face benchmark data only when the dataset is public, ungated, allowlisted, and matched by reviewed aliases.
