GPT-4 pricing
API list price by OpenAI · same on Azure · checked Oct 23, 2026
$30 / $60per 1M tokens in / out
#485on OpenRouter by tokens · 32M / week
Price sheetper 1M tokens
| Input | $30 | list |
| Output | $60 | |
| Context · max output | 8K · 4K | tokens |
Where to buy2 providers · per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | $30 | $60 | 8K |
| OpenAIlab | $30 | $60 | 8K |
In OpenAI's line-upper 1M in / out
| GPT-6 Luna Decisions | $0.10 / — | −100% |
| GPT OSS 20B | $0.018 / $0.09 | −100% |
| GPT OSS 120B | $0.03 / $0.15 | −100% |
| GPT OSS Safeguard 20B | $0.07 / $0.20 | −100% |
| GPT-6 Luna | $0.10 / $0.50 | −99% |
| GPT OSS Safeguard 120B | $0.15 / $0.60 | −99% |
| GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17) | $0.20 / $1.25 | −99% |
Cheaper for the same workvs GPT-4
| Claude Opus 5.5 max | -79% | score ×8.6 | $5.98 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 max | -89% | score ×8.4 | $5.46 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 max | -47% | score ×8 | $7.63 |
| GPT-6 Astra max | -47% | score ×7.9 | $3.26 |
| Gemini 4 Argon high | -89% | score ×7.8 | $1.99 |
Pricing questions
How much does GPT-4 cost?›
$30 per 1M input tokens and $60 per 1M output tokens on OpenAI's API and Azure.
Is GPT-4 free to use?›
There is no free API tier.
What is a cheaper alternative to GPT-4?›
Claude Opus 5.5 at max effort costs -79% per task with a score ×8.6 on .