OpenAI
OpenAI File Search
Hosted retrieval over uploaded files in the Responses API at $2.50 per 1K tool calls; vector store storage costs $0.10 per GB per day after 1 GB free, and the model tokens used to write the answer are billed on top. Listed directly per 1K calls: $2.50 (no monthly plan; pay as you go).
USD per 1K queries
$2.50
- storage_gb_day
- $0.10
#2 cheapest of 4 in RAG & memory services
Official pricing ↗Capabilities, explained
What this API can do, and what each capability means for your project.
Type
rag
Document question-answering (RAG), per-user agent memory, or both.
Generates answers
Yes
Returns a written answer with citations, not only the matching passages.
Data connectors
No
Can pull documents directly from tools like Google Drive, Notion or Slack.
Open source / self-hostable
No
You can run it on your own infrastructure.
Free tier
No
A permanent free plan exists.
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