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gpt-oss-20b vs gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 10:37:09 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #162 | #169 |
| Index score | 35.3 | 31.3 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Inheritedfinetune of openai/gpt-oss-20b · fp4 (100%) |
| Input / 1M | $0.018 | $0.075 |
| Output / 1M | $0.09 | $0.30 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 131K | 131K |
| Providers | 11 | 1 |
| Weight access | Open weights | Open weights |
Decision facts
- gpt-oss-20b is #162; gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is #169 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 35.3 for gpt-oss-20b and 31.3 for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Evidence differs: gpt-oss-20b is Measured; gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is Inherited.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.09 for gpt-oss-20b and $0.30 for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.08 for gpt-oss-20b versus $0.30 for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b. gpt-oss-20b costs 73.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 131,072 tokens for gpt-oss-20b and 131,072 for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b.
- ModelCap currently lists 11 providers for gpt-oss-20b and 1 for gpt-oss-safeguard-20b.
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