OpenAI Code Interpreter Cost Calculator
Estimate OpenAI Containers (Hosted Shell / Code Interpreter) spend. Pick 1, 4, 16, or 64 GB ($0.03 / $0.12 / $0.48 / $1.92 per 20-minute session), enter sessions per month and duration. Billed per minute with a 5-minute minimum. Optionally overlay model input/output tokens. Estimates only; official OpenAI pricing prevails.
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Estimates only; official vendor pricing prevails (2026-10-30). Billable minutes = max(duration, 5). Container = sessions × (billable ÷ 20) × $/20-min. Official: 1 GB $0.03, 4 GB $0.12, 16 GB $0.48, 64 GB $1.92 per 20-min session.Official pricing: OpenAI
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How it works
- How is Code Interpreter / container cost calculated?
- Per session, billable minutes = max(duration, 5). Container cost = sessions × (billable minutes ÷ 20) × $/20-min rate. Official rates: 1 GB $0.03, 4 GB $0.12, 16 GB $0.48, 64 GB $1.92 per 20-minute session. Example: 100 sessions × 20 min × 4 GB → 100 × $0.12 = $12.
- Is billing per minute or per session?
- OpenAI bills Containers by the minute with a 5-minute minimum, using the published per-20-minute session price as the rate basis.
- Can I add model token cost?
- Yes. Optional overlay fields add input/output tokens × $/1M on top of container spend for a combined agent-tool estimate.
- How does this relate to the AI agent calculator?
- The agent page models multi-step tool loops and LLM tokens. This page isolates Hosted Shell / Code Interpreter container fees.
- Are results billing-grade?
- No. Estimates only; official OpenAI Tools → Containers pricing prevails.