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OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 Now Available in API at $0.05 Per Minute

OpenAI Blog·2026-09-11·Summarized by Claude

OpenAI has released GPT-Live-1 as a generally available API endpoint, priced at $0.05 per minute of usage. This is a real-time conversational model designed for low-latency, voice-driven or live interaction use cases, distinct from the standard chat completion API. The per-minute pricing model signals a new billing paradigm for streaming/live AI workloads, making cost estimation for production deployments more predictable. Developers building voice assistants, live tutoring tools, or real-time customer support agents now have a direct, priced API to work with. This is one of the most actionable releases of the day for engineers building interactive AI applications.

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