OpenAI pricing in India (₹)

OpenAI pricing in India — GPT models in ₹, no international card

OpenAI's current models (GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-4o, GPT-4.1) are priced and billed directly in Indian rupees through unoblox: one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, one key, one monthly rupee invoice.

OpenAI models priced in rupees

Model	Input (₹)	Output (₹)	Strengths	Best for
GPT-5	₹126	₹1,008	Reasoning, long-context	Complex analysis, research
GPT-5 mini	₹25.2	₹201.6	Faster, cheaper GPT-5	Production chatbots, high volume
GPT-4o	₹252	₹1,008	Vision, real-time	Multimodal, latency-sensitive apps
GPT-4.1	₹201.6	₹806.4	Reliable, proven	Stable production workloads

Why route OpenAI through unoblox

• Sign up with just an email — no international card required.
• Pay via Razorpay, UPI, netbanking, or bank transfer.
• One monthly rupee statement with GST itemized, input-tax credit claimable for registered businesses.
• Same token price as calling OpenAI directly — unoblox doesn't mark up the underlying rate.

Monthly budget, worked out

Scenario 1 — chatbot with vision, 50K daily users, 1 message/user (~300 input + 100 output tokens each): Monthly volume: 450M input + 150M output tokens.

• GPT-4o: (450 × ₹252) + (150 × ₹1,008) = ₹1,13,400 + ₹1,51,200 = ₹2,64,600/month
• GPT-5 mini: (450 × ₹25.2) + (150 × ₹201.6) = ₹11,340 + ₹30,240 = ₹41,580/month — about 6.4× cheaper for the same traffic.

Scenario 2 — research synthesis, 10K documents/day, 1 summary each (~2,000 context + 1,000 output tokens): Monthly volume: 600M input + 300M output tokens.

• GPT-5: (600 × ₹126) + (300 × ₹1,008) = ₹75,600 + ₹3,02,400 = ₹3,78,000/month
• GPT-4o: (600 × ₹252) + (300 × ₹1,008) = ₹1,51,200 + ₹3,02,400 = ₹4,53,600/month

For long-document reasoning at this volume, GPT-5 costs less than GPT-4o while generally reasoning better across multiple steps.

GPT-5 vs GPT-4o vs GPT-4.1: which to use

Scenario	Recommended	Reason
Chatbots, fast replies	GPT-4o	Fast, accurate, native vision
Long-document processing	GPT-5	Stronger multi-step reasoning, 128K context
Cost-sensitive stable production	GPT-4.1	Proven, predictable
High-volume, simple tasks	GPT-5 mini	A fraction of GPT-5's cost, comparable outcomes on simple tasks

Integration (two lines)

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key="ub-gw-YOUR_KEY", base_url="https://api.unoblox.ai/v1")

Then call exactly as you would OpenAI direct — streaming, vision, tools, and JSON mode all work unchanged.

No hidden costs

• No setup fee.
• No minimum spend — pay per token.
• No markup on OpenAI's rate — unoblox passes through the same per-token price and handles rupee billing and GST on top.
• GST itemized on every invoice, with unoblox's GSTIN included for input-tax-credit claims.

Frequently asked questions

How does this compare to using OpenAI direct? Same token price; unoblox handles rupee billing, GST invoicing, and India-based support so you don't need an international card.

Is GPT-5 worth the extra cost over GPT-5 mini? For long-context or multi-step reasoning, yes. For chatbots and straightforward classification, GPT-5 mini usually gets the same practical outcome for a fraction of the price.

Can I use this with Vercel AI SDK or LangChain? Yes. Both auto-detect OpenAI compatibility — change base_url and the API key, nothing else.

What if I already have an OpenAI account? Keep it. unoblox is a parallel, rupee-billed path for India-based teams that would rather not deal with an international card.

Is there a free way to try this before spending on GPT models? Qwen3 1.7B is ₹0 and useful for validating your integration before switching the model field to a paid OpenAI model.

What's the uptime commitment? 99.95% — see the full detail at /guides/ai-api-uptime-sla-india.

Get started in rupees → https://unoblox.ai/sign-in