Calculate the cost of using gpt-oss-safeguard-20b from OpenRouter for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 131,072 tokens
Max: 65,536 tokens
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gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is a chat model from OpenRouter, one of 355 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens, ranking 226 out of 2661 chat models by cost and cheaper than 92% of models in this category. gpt-oss-safeguard-20b supports function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output. It accepts up to 131K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 131,072 input tokens. The maximum output length is 65,536 tokens.
At $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens, gpt-oss-safeguard-20b ranks 226 out of 2661 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 92% of models in this category.
gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is one of 355 OpenRouter chat models, with support for function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs gpt-oss-safeguard-20b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-20b | Tensormesh | $0.07 | $0.28 | -7% |
| apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.06 | $0.25 | -16% |
| eu.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.08 | $0.31 | +4% |
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No. gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens while gpt-oss-20b costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens, making gpt-oss-20b 7% more affordable for input. However, gpt-oss-safeguard-20b may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
gpt-oss-safeguard-20b input pricing is $0.07 per 1M tokens, which is 85% below the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 226 out of 2661 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 92% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.30 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among OpenRouter's 355 chat models, gpt-oss-safeguard-20b ranks 34 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to gpt-oss-safeguard-20b are: gpt-oss-20b from Tensormesh ($0.07/1M input tokens); apac.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.06/1M input tokens); eu.amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.08/1M input tokens); gpt-oss-20b from Fireworks AI ($0.07/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
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gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.07 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.30.