- vendor
- OpenAI
- whatItIs
- Successor to the Assistants API: a simpler agentic interface with deep research, MCP, and computer use.
- hosting
- managed-only
- pricingModel
- per-token
- modelProviders
- OpenAI-only
- stateModel
- threads
- toolModel
- function-calling + MCP + computer-use
- includesBrowser
- true
- includesMemory
- false
- longRunning
- async runs
- hitlSupport
- true
- observability
- built-in traces
- maturity
- ga
- launched
- 2026-Q1
- notes
- Assistants API is sunsetting 2026-08-26; Responses is the canonical successor.