GPT-5.1 vs GPT-5.3

Side-by-side comparison. Updated 2026-07-12.

Summary

Compare GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.3 across pricing, context window, modalities, strengths, weaknesses, and best-fit workloads.

Use the details below to weigh cost, context, modalities, and workload fit.

GPT-5.1
by OpenAI
Input pricing
$10.00 /1M input tokens
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GPT-5.3
by OpenAI
Input pricing
$11.00 /1M input tokens
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At a Glance

Side-by-side comparison of GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.3
Attribute GPT-5.1 GPT-5.3
Provider OpenAI OpenAI
Tags Intelligent Reasoning Multimodal Intelligent Reasoning Coding Multimodal
Context 128,000 tokens 400,000 tokens
Input price $10.00/1M $11.00/1M
Output price $40.00/1M $44.00/1M
Input modalities Text Text, Image, File
Output modalities Text Text

GPT-5.1 Strengths

  • Strong general knowledge
  • Reliable structured output
  • Broad tool-use capability
  • Lower latency than GPT-5

GPT-5.3 Strengths

  • Improved agentic coding
  • Reliable multi-step tool use
  • 400K context window
  • File and image input