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title: "openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b - Model Details & Comparison"
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# openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b - Model Details & Comparison

> openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b from AWS Bedrock: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is a chat model from AWS Bedrock, one of 334 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, ranking 198 out of 2669 chat models by cost and cheaper than 92% of models in this category. It accepts up to 128K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **AWS Bedrock Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **128,000 Max Input Tokens.**
- **8,192 Max Output Tokens.**
- **8,192 Max Tokens.**
- **$0.07 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.20 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b supports: System Messages.

## openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b Pricing Overview

At $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b ranks 198 out of 2669 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.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phi-4-mini-instruct | Azure | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Azure | $0.08 | $0.32 |
| Phi-4-mini-reasoning | Azure | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| glm-4.7-flash | Cloudflare | $0.06 | $0.40 |
| databricks-gpt-oss-120b | Databricks | $0.07 | $0.28 |

- [Compare Phi-4-mini-instruct](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/phi-4-mini-instruct.md)
- [Compare Phi-4-multimodal-instruct](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/phi-4-multimodal-instruct.md)
- [Compare Phi-4-mini-reasoning](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/phi-4-mini-reasoning.md)
- [Compare glm-4.7-flash](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/cloudflare/glm-4.7-flash.md)
- [Compare databricks-gpt-oss-120b](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/databricks/databricks-gpt-oss-120b.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/bedrock/model/openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b.md)
- [All AWS Bedrock pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/bedrock.md)

## FAQ

### Is openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b cheaper than Phi-4-mini-instruct?

Yes. openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens compared to Phi-4-mini-instruct's $0.07 per 1M input tokens, making it 7% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for function calling.

### How does openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b pricing compare to the average chat model?

openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b input pricing is $0.07 per 1M tokens, which is 86% below the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 198 out of 2669 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 92% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.20 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.

### What makes openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b different from other AWS Bedrock models?

Among AWS Bedrock's 334 chat models, openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b ranks 13 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?

The most comparable chat models to openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b are: Phi-4-mini-instruct from Azure ($0.07/1M input tokens); Phi-4-multimodal-instruct from Azure ($0.08/1M input tokens); Phi-4-mini-reasoning from Azure ($0.07/1M input tokens); glm-4.7-flash from Cloudflare ($0.06/1M 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.

### How do I calculate openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs?

openai.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 $0.20.

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