OpenAI lists 130 models and Particle Ai 1. Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.44 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| OpenAI | Particle Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 130 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 130 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $3.34 | $0.44 |
| Cheapest paid model | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b ($0.04) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Longest context | OpenAI: GPT-5.4 (1.1M) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M) |
| Free models | 2 | 0 |
| Newest model | OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Terra (2026-10-26) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 28 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | OpenAI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $3.15 with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | $38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $3.06 with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | $40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $3.24 with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | $42.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $1.98 with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | $26.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $0.99 with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b | $13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| You need | OpenAI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b ($0.04) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With tool calling | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b ($0.04) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With image input | OpenAI: GPT-5 Nano (batch) ($0.07) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With reasoning mode | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b ($0.04) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 128K+ context | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b ($0.04) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 1M+ context | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) ($0.09) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Model type | OpenAI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| text+audio->text+audio | 3 | 0 |
| text+file->text | 4 | 0 |
| text+image+file->text | 93 | 0 |
| text+image+file->text+image | 3 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 8 | 1 |
| text->text | 19 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | OpenAI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 2 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 27 | 1 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 36 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 38 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 27 | 0 |
Particle Ai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $3.34 for OpenAI. The cheapest paid models are OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b at $0.04 and Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44.
It depends on the job: OpenAI offers the broader line-up (130 models vs 1), Particle Ai the lower typical price, OpenAI the longest context (1.1M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
OpenAI: OpenAI lists 130 models and Particle Ai lists 1.
OpenAI: OpenAI's longest is OpenAI: GPT-5.4 at 1.1M tokens; Particle Ai's is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M.
OpenAI: 2 free models (e.g. OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b (free)). Particle Ai: none.
OpenAI: 104 of 130 models accept images. Particle Ai: 1 of 1.