Evals

Manage and run evals in the OpenAI platform.

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EvalCustomDataSourceConfig = object { schema, type }

A CustomDataSourceConfig which specifies the schema of your item and optionally sample namespaces. The response schema defines the shape of the data that will be:

Used to define your testing criteria and
What data is required when creating a run

schema: map[unknown]

The json schema for the run data source items. Learn how to build JSON schemas here.

type: "custom"

The type of data source. Always custom.

EvalStoredCompletionsDataSourceConfig = object { schema, type, metadata }

Deprecated in favor of LogsDataSourceConfig.

schema: map[unknown]

The json schema for the run data source items. Learn how to build JSON schemas here.

type: "stored_completions"

The type of data source. Always stored_completions.

metadata: optional Metadata

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

EvalsRuns

Manage and run evals in the OpenAI platform.

Get eval runs

GET/evals/{eval_id}/runs

Create eval run

POST/evals/{eval_id}/runs

Get an eval run

GET/evals/{eval_id}/runs/{run_id}

Cancel eval run

POST/evals/{eval_id}/runs/{run_id}

Delete eval run

DELETE/evals/{eval_id}/runs/{run_id}

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CreateEvalCompletionsRunDataSource = object { source, type, input_messages, 2 more }

A CompletionsRunDataSource object describing a model sampling configuration.

source: object { content, type } or object { id, type } or object { type, created_after, created_before, 3 more }

Determines what populates the item namespace in this run's data source.

One of the following:

EvalJSONLFileContentSource = object { content, type }

content: array of object { item, sample }

The content of the jsonl file.

item: map[unknown]

sample: optional map[unknown]

type: "file_content"

The type of jsonl source. Always file_content.

EvalJSONLFileIDSource = object { id, type }

id: string

The identifier of the file.

type: "file_id"

The type of jsonl source. Always file_id.

StoredCompletionsRunDataSource = object { type, created_after, created_before, 3 more }

A StoredCompletionsRunDataSource configuration describing a set of filters

type: "stored_completions"

The type of source. Always stored_completions.

created_after: optional number

An optional Unix timestamp to filter items created after this time.

created_before: optional number

An optional Unix timestamp to filter items created before this time.

limit: optional number

An optional maximum number of items to return.

metadata: optional Metadata

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

model: optional string

An optional model to filter by (e.g., 'gpt-4o').

type: "completions"

The type of run data source. Always completions.

input_messages: optional object { template, type } or object { item_reference, type }

Used when sampling from a model. Dictates the structure of the messages passed into the model. Can either be a reference to a prebuilt trajectory (ie, item.input_trajectory), or a template with variable references to the item namespace.

One of the following:

TemplateInputMessages = object { template, type }

template: array of EasyInputMessage { content, role, phase, type } or object { content, role, type }

A list of chat messages forming the prompt or context. May include variable references to the item namespace, ie {{item.name}}.

One of the following:

EasyInputMessage = object { content, role, phase, type }

A message input to the model with a role indicating instruction following hierarchy. Instructions given with the developer or system role take precedence over instructions given with the user role. Messages with the assistant role are presumed to have been generated by the model in previous interactions.

content: string or ResponseInputMessageContentList { , , }

Text, image, or audio input to the model, used to generate a response. Can also contain previous assistant responses.

One of the following:

TextInput = string

A text input to the model.

ResponseInputMessageContentList = array of ResponseInputContent

A list of one or many input items to the model, containing different content types.

One of the following:

ResponseInputText = object { text, type }

A text input to the model.

text: string

The text input to the model.

type: "input_text"

The type of the input item. Always input_text.

ResponseInputImage = object { detail, type, file_id, image_url }

An image input to the model. Learn about image inputs.

detail: "low" or "high" or "auto" or "original"

The detail level of the image to be sent to the model. One of high, low, auto, or original. Defaults to auto.

One of the following:

"low"

"high"

"auto"

"original"

type: "input_image"

The type of the input item. Always input_image.

file_id: optional string

The ID of the file to be sent to the model.

image_url: optional string

The URL of the image to be sent to the model. A fully qualified URL or base64 encoded image in a data URL.

ResponseInputFile = object { type, file_data, file_id, 2 more }

A file input to the model.

type: "input_file"

The type of the input item. Always input_file.

file_data: optional string

The content of the file to be sent to the model.

file_id: optional string

The ID of the file to be sent to the model.

file_url: optional string

The URL of the file to be sent to the model.

filename: optional string

The name of the file to be sent to the model.

role: "user" or "assistant" or "system" or "developer"

The role of the message input. One of user, assistant, system, or developer.

One of the following:

"user"

"assistant"

"system"

"developer"

phase: optional "commentary" or "final_answer"

Labels an assistant message as intermediate commentary (commentary) or the final answer (final_answer). For models like gpt-5.3-codex and beyond, when sending follow-up requests, preserve and resend phase on all assistant messages — dropping it can degrade performance. Not used for user messages.

One of the following:

"commentary"

"final_answer"

type: optional "message"

The type of the message input. Always message.

EvalMessageObject = object { content, role, type }

content: string or ResponseInputText { text, type } or object { text, type } or 3 more

Inputs to the model - can contain template strings. Supports text, output text, input images, and input audio, either as a single item or an array of items.

One of the following:

TextInput = string

A text input to the model.

ResponseInputText = object { text, type }

A text input to the model.

text: string

The text input to the model.

type: "input_text"

The type of the input item. Always input_text.

OutputText = object { text, type }

A text output from the model.

text: string

The text output from the model.

type: "output_text"

The type of the output text. Always output_text.

InputImage = object { image_url, type, detail }

An image input block used within EvalItem content arrays.

image_url: string

The URL of the image input.

type: "input_image"

The type of the image input. Always input_image.

detail: optional string

The detail level of the image to be sent to the model. One of high, low, or auto. Defaults to auto.

ResponseInputAudio = object { input_audio, type }

An audio input to the model.

input_audio: object { data, format }

data: string

Base64-encoded audio data.

format: "mp3" or "wav"

The format of the audio data. Currently supported formats are mp3 and wav.

One of the following:

"mp3"

"wav"

type: "input_audio"

The type of the input item. Always input_audio.

GraderInputs = array of string or ResponseInputText { text, type } or object { text, type } or 2 more

A list of inputs, each of which may be either an input text, output text, input image, or input audio object.

One of the following:

TextInput = string

A text input to the model.

ResponseInputText = object { text, type }

A text input to the model.

text: string

The text input to the model.

type: "input_text"

The type of the input item. Always input_text.

OutputText = object { text, type }

A text output from the model.

text: string

The text output from the model.

type: "output_text"

The type of the output text. Always output_text.

InputImage = object { image_url, type, detail }

An image input block used within EvalItem content arrays.

image_url: string

The URL of the image input.

type: "input_image"

The type of the image input. Always input_image.

detail: optional string

The detail level of the image to be sent to the model. One of high, low, or auto. Defaults to auto.

ResponseInputAudio = object { input_audio, type }

An audio input to the model.

input_audio: object { data, format }

data: string

Base64-encoded audio data.

format: "mp3" or "wav"

The format of the audio data. Currently supported formats are mp3 and wav.

One of the following:

"mp3"

"wav"

type: "input_audio"

The type of the input item. Always input_audio.

role: "user" or "assistant" or "system" or "developer"

The role of the message input. One of user, assistant, system, or developer.

One of the following:

"user"

"assistant"

"system"

"developer"

type: optional "message"

The type of the message input. Always message.

type: "template"

The type of input messages. Always template.

ItemReferenceInputMessages = object { item_reference, type }

item_reference: string

A reference to a variable in the item namespace. Ie, "item.input_trajectory"

type: "item_reference"

The type of input messages. Always item_reference.

model: optional string

The name of the model to use for generating completions (e.g. "o3-mini").

sampling_params: optional object { max_completion_tokens, reasoning_effort, response_format, 4 more }

max_completion_tokens: optional number

The maximum number of tokens in the generated output.

reasoning_effort: optional ReasoningEffort

Constrains effort on reasoning for reasoning models. Currently supported values are none, minimal, low, medium, high, and xhigh. Reducing reasoning effort can result in faster responses and fewer tokens used on reasoning in a response.

gpt-5.1 defaults to none, which does not perform reasoning. The supported reasoning values for gpt-5.1 are none, low, medium, and high. Tool calls are supported for all reasoning values in gpt-5.1.
All models before gpt-5.1 default to medium reasoning effort, and do not support none.
The gpt-5-pro model defaults to (and only supports) high reasoning effort.
xhigh is supported for all models after gpt-5.1-codex-max.

response_format: optional ResponseFormatText { type } or ResponseFormatJSONSchema { json_schema, type } or ResponseFormatJSONObject { type }

An object specifying the format that the model must output.

Setting to { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {...} } enables Structured Outputs which ensures the model will match your supplied JSON schema. Learn more in the Structured Outputs guide.

Setting to { "type": "json_object" } enables the older JSON mode, which ensures the message the model generates is valid JSON. Using json_schema is preferred for models that support it.

One of the following:

ResponseFormatText = object { type }

Default response format. Used to generate text responses.

type: "text"

The type of response format being defined. Always text.

ResponseFormatJSONSchema = object { json_schema, type }

JSON Schema response format. Used to generate structured JSON responses. Learn more about Structured Outputs.

json_schema: object { name, description, schema, strict }

Structured Outputs configuration options, including a JSON Schema.

name: string

The name of the response format. Must be a-z, A-Z, 0-9, or contain underscores and dashes, with a maximum length of 64.

description: optional string

A description of what the response format is for, used by the model to determine how to respond in the format.

schema: optional map[unknown]

The schema for the response format, described as a JSON Schema object. Learn how to build JSON schemas here.

strict: optional boolean

Whether to enable strict schema adherence when generating the output. If set to true, the model will always follow the exact schema defined in the schema field. Only a subset of JSON Schema is supported when strict is true. To learn more, read the Structured Outputs guide.

type: "json_schema"

The type of response format being defined. Always json_schema.

ResponseFormatJSONObject = object { type }

JSON object response format. An older method of generating JSON responses. Using json_schema is recommended for models that support it. Note that the model will not generate JSON without a system or user message instructing it to do so.

type: "json_object"

The type of response format being defined. Always json_object.

seed: optional number

A seed value to initialize the randomness, during sampling.

temperature: optional number

A higher temperature increases randomness in the outputs.

tools: optional array of ChatCompletionFunctionTool { function, type }

A list of tools the model may call. Currently, only functions are supported as a tool. Use this to provide a list of functions the model may generate JSON inputs for. A max of 128 functions are supported.

function: FunctionDefinition { name, description, parameters, strict }

type: "function"

The type of the tool. Currently, only function is supported.

top_p: optional number

An alternative to temperature for nucleus sampling; 1.0 includes all tokens.

CreateEvalJSONLRunDataSource = object { source, type }

A JsonlRunDataSource object with that specifies a JSONL file that matches the eval

source: object { content, type } or object { id, type }

Determines what populates the item namespace in the data source.

One of the following:

EvalJSONLFileContentSource = object { content, type }

content: array of object { item, sample }

The content of the jsonl file.

item: map[unknown]

sample: optional map[unknown]

type: "file_content"

The type of jsonl source. Always file_content.

EvalJSONLFileIDSource = object { id, type }

id: string

The identifier of the file.

type: "file_id"

The type of jsonl source. Always file_id.

type: "jsonl"

The type of data source. Always jsonl.

EvalAPIError = object { code, message }

An object representing an error response from the Eval API.

code: string

The error code.

message: string

The error message.

EvalsRunsOutput Items

Manage and run evals in the OpenAI platform.

Get eval run output items

GET/evals/{eval_id}/runs/{run_id}/output_items

Get an output item of an eval run

GET/evals/{eval_id}/runs/{run_id}/output_items/{output_item_id}

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