GPT-4o
GPT-4oAlternatives?
CheaperMuse Sparkunstated×113.1-54%$1.25 / $4.25Only n=1 · Meta / Chat Completions+1
BetterClaude Opus 4.8max×137+129%$4.08
OpenKimi K2.6unstated×113-61%$0.95 / $4
CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewunstated×103.4-74%$0.50 / $3
CheaperGLM 5.1unstatedOpen×97-51%$1.40 / $4.40No image inputMuse Sparkunstated×113.1-54%$1.25 / $4.25Only n=1 · Meta / Chat Completions+1Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen×113-61%$0.95 / $4Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstated×103.4-74%$0.50 / $3GLM 5.1unstatedOpen×97-51%$1.40 / $4.40No image inputGPT-5 (2025-08-07)high×94-21%$1.25 / $10Claude Opus 4.8max×137+129%$4.08GPT-5.4 Pro (2026-03-05)×145+1,443%$30 / $180No strict JSONGPT-5.4 (2026-03-05)xhigh×138+29%$2.50 / $15Claude Opus 4.7xhigh×127+129%$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.6max×118+129%$5 / $25Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen×113-61%$0.95 / $4GLM 5.1unstatedOpen×97-51%$1.40 / $4.40No image inputKimi K2 ThinkingunstatedOpen×62.1-81%$0.47 / $2No image inputGLM 5unstatedOpen×47.7-65%$1 / $3.20No image input
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen×24.6-83%$0.23 / $2.30No image input+1GPT-5.4 Pro (2026-03-05)×145—$30 / $180No strict JSONGPT-5.4 (2026-03-05)xhigh×138—$2.50 / $15GPT-5.2 (2025-12-11)medium×107—$1.75 / $14GPT-5.4 Mini (2026-03-17)high×82—$0.75 / $4.50GPT-5 (2025-08-07)medium×79—$1.25 / $10GPT-5.1 (2025-11-13)medium×78—$1.25 / $10GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)high×75—$0.20 / $1.25GPT-5 Mini (2025-08-07)medium×59—$0.25 / $2All OpenAI models →History
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in Chat & KnowledgeFAQ
How much does GPT-4o cost?›
$2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens; cached input $1.25 per 1M.
Is GPT-4o free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $2.50 per 1M input tokens.
How good is GPT-4o, and what is it best at?›
#334 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #9 of 9 in Coding, #146 of 177 in Agents & Tool Use, #130 of 197 in Writing & Language, #76 of 88 in Vision & Documents.
Is GPT-4o better than Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8?›
On FrontierMath, GPT-4o scores 0.3 vs 0.7 — about the same.
How can I use GPT-4o?›
Through the API of Azure, OpenAI.
What is the context window of GPT-4o?›
128K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens.
When was GPT-4o released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-05-13. It is deprecated by the lab.
Is GPT-4o open source?›
No, GPT-4o is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K2.6.
Can GPT-4o read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is GPT-4o?›
GPT-4o is a closed language model from OpenAI, released May 2024.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-4o?›
Muse Spark (cheaper), Claude Opus 4.8 (better), Kimi K2.6 (open weights).