n8n OpenAI Cost Calculator
Forecast OpenAI usage inside n8n workflow runs and AI steps.
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example-openai-fast
OpenAI model in the OpenAI example family. Estimate API costs for example-openai-fast based on your token and request usage.
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OpenAIexample-openai-fastExample price
Input price
$1.00 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.00 / 1M tokens
Last updated: 2026-06-27View pricing source
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Pricing details
example-openai-fast pricing
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Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Cached input price
Not available
Pricing unit
Per 1M tokens
Last updated
2026-06-27
Source
Provider pricing page
- Pricing notes
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- Pricing source
- View source
Technical details
example-openai-fast model details
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- Provider
- OpenAI
- Model family
- OpenAI example
- Context window
- Not listed
- Max output tokens
- Not listed
- Capabilities
- text, function calling
- Last updated
- 2026-06-27
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