Author's Description
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 to run on a single H100 GPU with native MXFP4 quantization. The model supports configurable reasoning depth, full chain-of-thought access, and native tool use, including function calling, browsing, and structured output generation.
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
The OpenAI gpt-oss-120b model, an open-weight 117B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, demonstrates a balanced performance profile across various benchmarks. It exhibits competitive response times, ranking in the 54th percentile, and offers cost-effective solutions, placing in the 62nd percentile for pricing. Notably, the model boasts exceptional reliability with a 97% success rate, indicating consistent and stable operation. In terms of specific performance, gpt-oss-120b shows outstanding capabilities in Coding, achieving perfect accuracy in one benchmark and strong 93% accuracy in another, often performing among the fastest models in this category. It also excels in General Knowledge (99.5% accuracy), Email Classification (99.0% accuracy), and Reasoning (96.0% accuracy). The model demonstrates strong performance in handling hallucinations, with a 98.0% accuracy, and solid mathematical abilities (94.0% accuracy). A key strength is its ability to achieve perfect accuracy in coding while maintaining competitive speed. However, its performance in Instruction Following (46.0% accuracy) and Ethics (93.8% accuracy, 23rd percentile) suggests areas for potential improvement, as these scores are comparatively lower. The model's configurable reasoning depth and native tool use are significant features for production use cases.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.15 |
| Completion | $0.6 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.014 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
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Fireworks
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Fireworks | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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Groq
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Groq | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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Cerebras
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Cerebras | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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BaseTen
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BaseTen | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Parasail
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Parasail | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.1 / 1M tokens | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
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Together
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Together | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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Novita
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Novita | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Nebius
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Nebius | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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DeepInfra
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DeepInfra | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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AtlasCloud
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AtlasCloud | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.1 / 1M tokens | $0.4 / 1M tokens |
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Chutes
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Chutes | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Crusoe
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Crusoe | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Phala
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Phala | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.1 / 1M tokens | $0.49 / 1M tokens |
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NCompass
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NCompass | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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GMICloud
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GMICloud | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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GMICloud
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GMICloud | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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WandB
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WandB | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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SambaNova
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SambaNova | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.14 / 1M tokens | $0.95 / 1M tokens |
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WandB
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WandB | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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InferenceNet
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InferenceNet | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 100K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.09 / 1M tokens | $0.36 / 1M tokens |
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BaseTen
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BaseTen | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 128K | $0.1 / 1M tokens | $0.5 / 1M tokens |
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Chutes
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Chutes | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.09 / 1M tokens | $0.36 / 1M tokens |
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SiliconFlow
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SiliconFlow | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.05 / 1M tokens | $0.45 / 1M tokens |
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DeepInfra
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DeepInfra | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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Novita
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Novita | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Crusoe
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Crusoe | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Amazon Bedrock
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Amazon Bedrock | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
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Clarifai
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Clarifai | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.09 / 1M tokens | $0.36 / 1M tokens |
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BytePlus
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BytePlus | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 128K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Mara
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Mara | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
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Novita
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Novita | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.05 / 1M tokens | $0.25 / 1M tokens |
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Cerebras
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Cerebras | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.35 / 1M tokens | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
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Io Net
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Io Net | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.09 / 1M tokens | $0.351 / 1M tokens |
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DeepInfra
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DeepInfra | openai/gpt-oss-120b | 131K | $0.039 / 1M tokens | $0.19 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
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