# gpt-5-search-api — API, pricing & specs via nRouter

> gpt-5-search-api is available through nRouter, the managed LLM gateway: one OpenAI-compatible API key, 0% token markup (exact provider list pricing), 0% platform fee, built-in guardrails, and per-request cost tracking.

## What it is

Specialized GPT-5 model variant designed for web search execution via the Chat Completions API, supporting a 200,000-token context window with automated search retrieval before generating completions.

Source: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-web-search.md

## Facts

- Maker: OpenAI
- Served on: OpenAI

## nRouter list pricing (exact provider rates, 0% markup)

- Input: $1.25 per 1M tokens
- Output: $10 per 1M tokens

Settled at the exact provider list price above. nRouter adds no per-token markup and charges a 0% platform fee (see https://nrouter.ai/pricing).

## Use it

```python
from nroutersdk import nRouter

client = nRouter()  # reads NROUTER_API_KEY from environment

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5-search-api",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
```

Model page: https://nrouter.ai/models/gpt-5-search-api
Full nRouter index for AI engines: https://nrouter.ai/llms.txt
Docs: https://nrouter.ai/docs