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Can you break down how OpenAI bills for token usage on their API because the documentation is just too confusing for me?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can you break down how OpenAI bills for token usage on their API because the documentation is just too confusing for me?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
OpenAI API pricing official input output cached input tokens pricing October 2026Google ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
OpenAI API pricing official input output cached input tokens pricing October 2026 Google ↗
- Pricing · developers.openai.com
- Pricing · developers.openai.com
- Understanding and counting tokens · help.openai.com
- Reviewing API usage and costs · help.openai.com
- OpenAI API Usage Dashboard · platform.openai.com