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, a GST tax invoice issued at each top-up.

OpenAI models priced in rupees

Model	Input (₹)	Output (₹)	Strengths	Best for
GPT-5	₹126.53	₹1,012.28	Reasoning, long-context	Complex analysis, research
GPT-5 mini	₹25.30	₹202.46	Faster, cheaper GPT-5	Production chatbots, high volume
GPT-4o	₹253.07	₹1,012.28	Vision, real-time	Multimodal, latency-sensitive apps
GPT-4.1	₹202.46	₹809.82	Reliable, proven	Stable production workloads

Why route OpenAI through unoblox

• Sign up with just an email — no international card required.
• Pay via Razorpay checkout: UPI, cards or net-banking. Enterprise teams can arrange other payment terms with a dedicated account manager.
• A GST tax invoice issued at each top-up 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 × ₹253.07) + (150 × ₹1,012.28) = ₹1,13,882 + ₹1,51,842 = ₹2,65,724/month
• GPT-5 mini: (450 × ₹25.30) + (150 × ₹202.46) = ₹11,385 + ₹30,369 = ₹41,754/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 × ₹126.53) + (300 × ₹1,012.28) = ₹75,918 + ₹3,03,684 = ₹3,79,602/month
• GPT-4o: (600 × ₹253.07) + (300 × ₹1,012.28) = ₹1,51,842 + ₹3,03,684 = ₹4,55,526/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, 400K 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.
• One all-in ₹ rate — Every listed rate is the provider's price plus our 5% platform fee, already included in the price you see — nothing else is added per token. GST is added at top-up.
• 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? Qwen3.8-27B 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