GPT Researcher: how many tokens per task, and what does it cost?
GPT Researcher costs $0.01 per task. AgentBurn snapshot 2026-10-27. Every figure carries a provenance label: source-backed, derived, or left empty when no public basis exists.
What it is. Open-source deep-research agent that writes cited reports from 20+ sources
GPT Researcher plans a research question, scrapes and filters 20+ sources in parallel, then aggregates them into a cited report with a planner and a publisher agent. The project documents roughly $0.01 of model spend per research run, which makes it the cheapest credible deep-research loop to self-host.
| Tokens per task | not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per task | $0.01 | Source-backed |
| Success rate | not published | Not published |
| Cost per solved task | not published | — |
| Tool calls per task | not published | — |
| Retry overhead | not published | — |
| Minutes per task | not published | — |
| Estimated runs per day | 58,000 (model estimate) | Model estimate |
Where the tokens go
This is the per-task split AgentBurn records for GPT Researcher, step by step.
| Step | What happens | Share of tokens | Tool calls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan queries | Breaks the question into search sub-queries | 10% | 3 |
| Scrape sources | Fetches and filters 20+ pages concurrently | 26% | 12 |
| Summarise | Condenses each source into evidence notes | 32% | 3 |
| Write report | Aggregates notes into a structured cited report | 24% | 2 |
| Check citations | Verifies links and drops unsupported claims | 8% | 2 |
What each number is based on
AgentBurn labels every field. Source-backed means the cited page states the figure; derived means a formula on this page produced it; not published means no public basis exists and the field is left empty rather than estimated.
| Field | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tokensPerTask | Not published | FAQ publishes cost only. |
| costPerTaskUsd | Source-backed | GPT Researcher FAQ — about $0.01 per research run. |
| successRatePct | Not published | No success rate published. |
| runsPerDay | Model estimate | No public source publishes daily run volume; this is a model estimate from pricing tiers and community reports, shown only in estimated-volume context. |
Frequently asked
How many tokens does GPT Researcher use per task?
No public tokens-per-task figure exists for GPT Researcher; AgentBurn leaves the field empty rather than estimating it.
What does GPT Researcher cost per task?
$0.01 per task, based on the source linked in the provenance table.
Is this a vendor list price?
No. It is a per-task figure from a cited source, not a rate card; the two are not comparable.
Sources
- GPT Researcher FAQ — cost per research run
- Vendor site: https://gptr.dev
- Repository: https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher
- Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06634
- Open dataset: /data/projects.json
- Methodology: how these numbers are built
Cite this page
AgentBurn (2026-10-27). "GPT Researcher". https://getagentburn.com/projects/gpt-researcher/
Machine-readable: projects.json · Markdown version