GPT-4o is OpenAI's flagship multimodal model, capable of reasoning across text, images, and audio in a single model. It offers strong general performance at a mid-tier price point, making it the go-to choice for most production applications.
Input Price
$2.50/1M
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$10.00/1M
per 1M tokens
Context Window
128K tokens
max tokens
ELO Score
1286
LMSYS Arena
Pricing Breakdown
| Volume | Input Cost | Output Cost | Combined (50/50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 tokens | $0.0025 | $0.0100 | $0.0063 |
| 10,000 tokens | $0.0250 | $0.1000 | $0.0625 |
| 100,000 tokens | $0.2500 | $1.0000 | $0.6250 |
| 1,000,000 tokens | $2.5000 | $10.0000 | $6.2500 |
Strengths
- ✓Multimodal: handles text, images, and audio natively
- ✓Strong reasoning and instruction following
- ✓Excellent coding capabilities
- ✓Fast inference speed for its quality tier
- ✓Broad language support
Weaknesses
- ✗More expensive than many competitors at same quality level
- ✗Context window smaller than Claude or Gemini flagships
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does GPT-4o cost?
GPT-4o costs $2.50/1M per 1M input tokens and $10.00/1M per 1M output tokens.
What is GPT-4o's context window?
GPT-4o has a context window of 128K tokens, which means it can process up to 128,000 tokens in a single request.
Is GPT-4o open source?
No, GPT-4o is a proprietary model by OpenAI and is not open source.
What is GPT-4o best used for?
GPT-4o is best suited for: coding, image-understanding, function-calling, customer-support. Multimodal: handles text, images, and audio natively.
What is GPT-4o's ELO score?
GPT-4o has an ELO score of 1286 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena leaderboard, placing it among top-tier models.