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GPT-5.3 Chat (latest)

openaiopenai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest

Pinned "latest" alias for the ChatGPT-style chat-tuned variant of GPT-5.3. Tracks current revision; pricing matches GPT-5.3 base.

GPT-5.3 Chat (latest) is TheRouter's pinned alias for OpenAI's current GPT-5.3 chat-tuned model revision. It is meant for teams that want the latest GPT-5.3 chat behavior without rotating application code every time OpenAI refreshes the underlying checkpoint. TheRouter exposes it through the standard OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint as openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest.

Operationally, this is a high-context text-and-vision chat model: 400K context, 128K max completion, text and image input, text output, and support for temperature, top_p, max_tokens, tools, tool_choice, response_format, and stop. Pricing is inherited from the active TheRouter catalog at $1.89 per million input tokens and $15.12 per million output tokens. Treat it as a production chat target when you value up-to-date GPT-5.3 behavior more than perfectly frozen repeatability.

The important caveat is in the name: latest aliases can move. For regression-sensitive workflows, evaluation baselines, regulated approvals, or deterministic release gates, pin a fixed sibling such as openai/gpt-5.3-codex, openai/gpt-5.4, or another explicit model ID after testing. For general assistant, multimodal support, and tool-calling chat where current quality matters, this alias is the convenient route.

Best for
  • β€’ General-purpose GPT-5.3 chat β€” assistants, research copilots, document analysis, and production chat where current model behavior is preferred over a frozen checkpoint
  • β€’ Vision-aware chat flows β€” image-grounded support, screenshot explanation, UI review, and multimodal intake through the same chat completions surface
  • β€’ Tool-calling assistants β€” routing plans, retrieval orchestration, function calling, and JSON extraction using the standard OpenAI-compatible tools and response_format fields
  • β€’ Long-context chat sessions β€” knowledge-base Q&A, multi-document synthesis, and large transcript review inside a 400K-token context window
Reach for something else if
  • β€’ Frozen evaluation baselines β€” latest aliases may change behavior; pin an explicit model ID before publishing benchmark numbers or locked release criteria
  • β€’ Ultra-low-cost bulk generation β€” at $15.12/M output tokens, route high-volume summarization or classification to GPT-4.1 Mini, GPT-5 Mini/Nano, or another cheaper TheRouter target
  • β€’ Specialist autonomous coding β€” use a Codex-labeled model such as openai/gpt-5.3-codex when long-horizon code editing and terminal workflows matter more than chat tuning
  • β€’ Embedding, audio, or image generation endpoints β€” this model serves chat-style text output; use dedicated embedding, speech, realtime, or image models for those modalities

How TheRouter serves this differently from the vendor

As the vendor operates it

OpenAI operates gpt-5.3-chat-latest as a moving chat-tuned alias for the latest GPT-5.3 chat revision.

On TheRouter

TheRouter serves the same alias through the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint; TheRouter does not freeze the upstream revision behind the latest ID.

Context Length
400K
Max Output
128K
Input Priceper 1M tokens
$1.89/ 1M tokens
Output Priceper 1M tokens
$15.12/ 1M tokens

Modalities

textimage→text

Capabilities

Vision

Pricing Breakdown

TypeRate
Input$1.89 / 1M tokens
Output$15.12 / 1M tokens

Supported Parameters

temperaturemax_tokenstop_ptoolstool_choiceresponse_formatstop

Specifications

TheRouter model IDopenai/gpt-5.3-chat-latestdevelopers.openai.com β†—verified
Model rolePinned latest alias for the chat-tuned GPT-5.3 revisionverified
Context window400,000 tokensverified
Max completion128,000 tokensverified
Input / output modalitiesText + image input β†’ text outputverified
Supported parameterstemperature, max_tokens, top_p, tools, tool_choice, response_format, stopplatform.openai.com β†—verified
TheRouter pricing$1.89/M input tokens, $15.12/M output tokensverified
Training cutoffNot publicly disclosedunknown
LicenseProprietary β€” OpenAI API terms and policiesopenai.com β†—verified

Benchmarks

BenchmarkDistributionScoreSource
Public reasoning benchmark
No official reasoning benchmark table specific to the gpt-5.3-chat-latest alias is published in the sources reviewed for this page.
β€”Not publicly disclosedβ€”
Public coding benchmark
Do not copy GPT-5.3-Codex coding benchmark claims onto this chat alias without a source that names the alias.
β€”Not publicly disclosedβ€”
Public multimodal benchmark
The catalog confirms image input, but reviewed public sources do not publish a multimodal score for this exact latest alias.
β€”Not publicly disclosedβ€”

API Usage Examples

Use the global api.therouter.ai endpoint shown below for new integrations; the legacy China accelerated endpoint is retired.

cURL
curl https://api.therouter.ai/v1/chat/completions   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $THE_ROUTER_API_KEY"   -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the key points from this input."}
    ]
  }'

Chat completion

Call GPT-5.3 Chat Latest through TheRouter's OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint.

cURL
curl https://api.therouter.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THEROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Summarize the risks in this rollout plan."}]}'

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News & changes

2026-08-11

TheRouter documents GPT-5.3 Chat Latest as a dedicated model page

TheRouter added a dedicated page for openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest so operators can see its alias semantics, 400K context, vision input, tool-calling support, and the reproducibility caveat of using a latest model ID.

re-authored by TheRouterdevelopers.openai.com β†—

Frequently asked

What is openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest?

It is TheRouter's model ID for the current chat-tuned GPT-5.3 latest alias. Use it when you want up-to-date GPT-5.3 chat behavior through an OpenAI-compatible API and accept that the upstream revision can move over time.

Should I use this alias for regression tests?

Not as the only baseline. Latest aliases are convenient for current quality but can change behavior. For regression tests, approvals, and published benchmark numbers, pin a fixed explicit model after running your own evals.

Does GPT-5.3 Chat Latest support images?

Yes. TheRouter lists the model as text+image input to text output. Send image_url content blocks through the normal chat completions message format.

How is it different from GPT-5.3-Codex?

GPT-5.3 Chat Latest is the chat-tuned latest alias for broad assistant workloads. GPT-5.3-Codex is the coding-specialist model for long-running software engineering and terminal-heavy agent workflows. If the task is primarily code editing, start with Codex; if it is broad chat with vision and tools, this alias is the simpler choice.

Are the snippets on this page verified against the live API?

No. The examples are structurally standard OpenAI-compatible requests, but no paid snippet verification run was performed for this scheduled curation pass. Treat the snippets as integration templates until an operator funds verification.

Fact ledger β€” every claim on this page traces here
sourceURLretrieved
TheRouter model IDdevelopers.openai.com β†—2026-08-11verified
Model roleβ€”β€”verified
Context windowβ€”β€”verified
Max completionβ€”β€”verified
Input / output modalitiesβ€”β€”verified
Supported parametersplatform.openai.com β†—2026-08-11verified
TheRouter pricingβ€”β€”verified
Training cutoffβ€”β€”unknown
Licenseopenai.com β†—2026-08-11verified
Public reasoning benchmarkdevelopers.openai.com β†—2026-08-11unknown
Public coding benchmarkdevelopers.openai.com β†—2026-08-11unknown
Public multimodal benchmarkplatform.openai.com β†—2026-08-11unknown
TheRouter documents GPT-5.3 Chat Latest as a dedicated model pagedevelopers.openai.com β†—2026-08-11verified
What is openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest?developers.openai.com β†—2026-08-11to verify
Does GPT-5.3 Chat Latest support images?platform.openai.com β†—2026-08-11to verify
How is it different from GPT-5.3-Codex?openai.com β†—2026-08-11to verify
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