o3 vs o3-pro

Why this pair: Standard and higher-compute o3 reasoning models

Benchmark Performance

Available Benchmarks

No Protocol-Matched Benchmark Yet.Results appear here only when both models share the same benchmark version, metric, evaluation protocol, and evidence class.
FieldAt a Glance
OpenAI · activeo3Verified Sep 3, 2026
OpenAI · activeo3-proVerified Sep 3, 2026

Technical Differences

Side-by-Side Facts

CuratedIndexable
Fieldo3o3-pro
DeveloperOpenAIOpenAI
FamilyO3O3
Modelo3o3-pro
Versiono3o3-pro
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2025-04-162025-06-10
Knowledge cutoff2024-06-012024-06-01
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window200,000200,000
Total parametersUnknownUnknown
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseUnknownUnknown
Open weightsNoNo
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoNo
Provider accessOpenai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, toolschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools

15 comparable fields · 3 material differences · Editorially curated pair passes the primary-source comparison gate

o3 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Input price$1.00
Output price$4.00
Serving providers2
Canonical IDopenai/o3

o3-pro Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Input price$20.00
Output price$80.00
Serving providers2
Canonical IDopenai/o3-pro

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Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

o3 vs o3-pro FAQs

Is o3 or o3-pro better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both o3 and o3-pro, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, o3 or o3-pro?+

o3 is $1.00 and o3-pro is $20.00 per million tokens, so o3 is cheaper on this metric. o3 is $4.00 and o3-pro is $80.00 per million tokens, so o3 is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, o3 or o3-pro?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. o3 is 200,000 and o3-pro is 200,000.

Which performs better in benchmarks, o3 or o3-pro?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can o3 or o3-pro be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. o3 is not marked open weight; o3-pro is not marked open weight.

Can o3 and o3-pro understand images?+

o3 is documented with image input; o3-pro is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, o3 or o3-pro?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. o3 is 100,000 and o3-pro is 100,000.

Do o3 and o3-pro support reasoning and tool use?+

o3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. o3-pro: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, o3 or o3-pro?+

o3 has 2 sourced provider routes; o3-pro has 2, a tie.

Which offers better value, o3 or o3-pro?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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