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In OpenAI's pricing structure, the price of reasoning tokens is generally the same as output tokens, and higher reasoning levels may generate thousands or even tens of thousands of reasoning tokens.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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