Palmyra X5 is $1.15 cheaper per 1M input tokens (65.7% lower; 2.92x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Palmyra X5 vs GPT-5.2 Chat
Pick Palmyra X5 when budget and context both matter.
Pricing data updated:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Palmyra X5 when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Palmyra X5 is estimated at $3.6 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2 Chat, saving $5.15 (58.9% lower).
Cost-first pickPalmyra X5
Context-first pickPalmyra X5
Sample savings$5.1558.9%
10x traffic gap$51.5
Palmyra X5 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $51.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Palmyra X5 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Palmyra X5 | GPT-5.2 Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Palmyra X5 | $6 | $15.75 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Palmyra X5 | $6.6 | $15.75 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Palmyra X5 | $30.6 | $71.75 |
Palmyra X5 is $8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).
Palmyra X5 has 912K more context (8.12x larger).
Palmyra X5 is $5.15 cheaper on the standard workload (58.9% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Palmyra X5 has the lower input price; Palmyra X5 has the lower output price; Palmyra X5 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Palmyra X5 is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $3.6 for Palmyra X5 and $8.75 for GPT-5.2 Chat.
Choose Palmyra X5 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose GPT-5.2 Chat when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Palmyra X5 is estimated at $3.6 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2 Chat, saving $5.15 (58.9% lower).
- Palmyra X5 is $5.15 cheaper on the standard workload (58.9% lower).
- Palmyra X5 is $1.15 cheaper per 1M input tokens (65.7% lower; 2.92x difference).
- Palmyra X5 is $8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).
- Palmyra X5 has 912K more context (8.12x larger).
| Feature | Palmyra X5 (Writer) | GPT-5.2 Chat (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.6 | $1.75 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $6 | $14 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $3.6 | $8.75 |
| Context Window | 1.04M | 128K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Palmyra X5 | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Palmyra X5 is estimated at $3.6 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2 Chat, saving $5.15 (58.9% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Palmyra X5 | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Palmyra X5 | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Palmyra X5 | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
Related Alternatives
- gpt-oss-120b (free) can replace GPT-5.2 Chat when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
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- gpt-oss-20b can replace GPT-5.2 Chat when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.1.
- gpt-oss-120b can replace GPT-5.2 Chat when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.13.
- Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.23 sample workload cost.
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent offers 2M context with $5 sample workload cost.
- Grok 4.20 offers 2M context with $2.5 sample workload cost.
- GPT-5.4 offers 1.05M context with $10 sample workload cost.
- No popular competitor is currently available.
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