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OpenAI o3

OpenAI o · Released 2025-04-16

OpenAI's April 2025 reasoning model. Extended thinking for math, code, and science.

Reasoning-tier OpenAI pick when latency and cost are secondary to hardest single-shot problem solving.

Composite53
Context200K
Input / 1M—
Output / 1M—
Knowledge cutoff2024-06-01
Output speed129 t/s
Statuslightweight

Family profile

Best published score in each covered benchmark family.

65/100 avg
Reasoning
83
Agentic
37
Long context
75

3 tested benchmark families

Benchmark placements

Where OpenAI o3 places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.

BenchmarkFamilyRankScoreSourceDate
AA output speedPerformance#40/ 195Artificial Analysis2026-10-12
AA-LCRLong context#90/ 18475Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Terminal-BenchAgentic#111/ 16737Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
GPQA DiamondReasoning#125/ 18483Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning#128/ 18620Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Family context

The three highest-scoring models with pages in each capability family. Where OpenAI o3 shows up, it's highlighted.

Newest receipts

Benchmark rows added to the public ledger for OpenAI o3 in the last 120 days. Older rows live in the full table below.

5 recent
BenchmarkFamilyScoreSourceDays ago
AA output speedPerformance129 t/sArtificial Analysis10
AA-LCRLong context74.67%Artificial Analysis24
GPQA DiamondReasoning82.7%Artificial Analysis24
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning20.1%Artificial Analysis24
Terminal-BenchAgentic37.12%Artificial Analysis24
Family coverage

A high composite that hides a weak family is a trap. These bars surface the families where this model hasn't been publicly tested, and where it leads.

Reasoning83
Agentic37
Long context75
Price vs. performance
0255075100$0.10$0.30$1$3$10$30input USD / 1M tokens · log scale →← intelligence

Hover any dot for name, score, and input price. Keyboard: tab through the top twelve, or use the ranking below.

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Full benchmark ledger

Every catalog benchmark for OpenAI o3. Scores link to the original source; gaps mean no public row exists yet.

5 sourced rows

5 of 13 catalog benchmarks have a sourced row for OpenAI o3.

Reasoning

Agentic

Long context

Performance

Sources

Questions this model page answers

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What is OpenAI o3?

OpenAI o3 is a OpenAI model: OpenAI's April 2025 reasoning model. Extended thinking for math, code, and science.

What is OpenAI o3 for?

Reasoning-tier OpenAI pick when latency and cost are secondary to hardest single-shot problem solving.

What does OpenAI o3 cost?

OpenAI o3 lists — input and — output per 1M tokens. Pricing last checked 2026-06-09.

How large is the OpenAI o3 context window?

OpenAI o3 publishes a 200K token context window.

What is the VerdictPal status of OpenAI o3?

OpenAI o3 carries Lightweight status on the model atlas.

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