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Cheaper alternatives to GPT-5 Chat

Drop-in substitutes within 10% of GPT-5 Chat's average benchmark, priced lower, sorted by price. Target price $1.25/M · target score 81.9.

Price
$0.100
Score
76.9
Ctx
262K
Save 92%·94% of GPT-5 Chat
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Price
$0.390
Score
78.4
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262K
Save 69%·96% of GPT-5 Chat
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Price
$0.400
Score
78.2
Ctx
164K
Save 68%·95% of GPT-5 Chat
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The cheapest drop-in alternative is Step 3.5 Flash at $0.100/M input · 92% cheaper than GPT-5 Chat with 94% of the benchmark score.