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gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is available for text generation from OpenAI. Its reported context window is 128,000 tokens, with up to 16,000 output tokens. Reported inputs: text. The served catalog lists streaming.
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Marketplace pricing, capped at list, optimized further.
POST /v1/chat/completions
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "gpt-oss-safeguard-20b", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "max_tokens": 64 }'POST /v1/responses
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/responses \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "input": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "model": "gpt-oss-safeguard-20b", "store": false, "max_output_tokens": 256 }'POST /v1/messages
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/messages \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "gpt-oss-safeguard-20b", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "max_tokens": 64 }'Capability source · checked
$0.078 estimated at displayed rates
1,000,000 ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.0455 + 250,000 ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.13
The same billed quantities at the listed reference rates: $0.12.
Uses uncached input at the displayed standard rates, with no extra modalities or tools. Billed output includes any charged reasoning tokens. Actual token counts, price tiers, and marketplace prices can change the total.
Price quote effective .
| Model | Current pricing | Context limit | Image input listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-safeguard-20b (this model)OpenAI | $0.0455 input / $0.13 output per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | No |
| gpt-oss-20bOpenAI | $0.0455 input / $0.195 output per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | No |
| gpt-oss-safeguard-120bOpenAI | $0.0975 input / $0.39 output per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | No |
| gpt-oss-120b |
POST /v1/chat/completions
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| reasoning.exclude | |
| max_tokens | |
| reasoning | effort: low, medium, high |
| response_format | |
| stop | |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
POST /v1/messages
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| max_tokens | |
| thinking | type: enabled with budget_tokens; output_config.effort: low, medium, high |
| output_config.format | |
| stop_sequences | |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
POST /v1/responses
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| max_output_tokens | |
| reasoning | effort: low, medium, high |
| text.format | |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
See how much this model saves and when its recorded price has been lowest.
This model averaged 33.3% below comparable direct provider prices across the selected range. Its strongest observed window was 12:00 AM–10:00 AM in UTC.
Average saved
33.3%
Cheapest time
12:00 AM–10:00 AM
Hourly coverage
23/24
Signal quality
Growing
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| 128,000 tokens |
| No |