GPT-4o
OpenAI's first natively multimodal model, positioned as a balanced mid-range option.
- Context
- 128K tokens
- Max output
- 16K
- Cutoff
- Released
Hosted API price
List price via OpenAI · per 1M tokens
- Input
- $2.50 /1M
- Output
- $10.00 /1M
- Hosted by
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4 providers
Hosted API pricing
How we price
Order
Providers are listed cheapest input rate first, then by output rate, a tie going to the creator's own listing. A provider that lists the model without a published rate sits at the end.
Prices
Base-tier, on-demand rates in USD per 1M tokens, converted at ECB reference rates where a provider publishes in another currency. Cached-input and batch rates show only where a provider publishes them. "Cheapest" marks the one provider with the lowest input and output pair; a tie wears no badge.
Cost
Input rate times the input tokens plus output rate times the output tokens, at the monthly volume set above the table. Cached-input, batch, long-context and reasoning-token billing are not modelled.
Transparency and funding
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Every provider serving GPT-4o, cheapest input first. Set your monthly volume to see what each would bill.
| Provider | Input /1M | Output /1M | Cached input /1M | Cost at 10M in + 2M out | Link |
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OpenAI
Creator
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$2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $45.00 | Visit website |
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DigitalOcean
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$2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $45.00 | Visit website |
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Azure
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$2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $45.00 | Visit website |
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Replicate
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$2.50 | $10.00 | $45.00 | Visit website |
Heads up: Base-tier, on-demand rates per 1M tokens; cached, batch and long-context tiers excluded. A provider may serve a shorter context or a quantized build than the creator's release. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Similarly priced models
The models nearest GPT-4o by blended rate, each at its own cheapest provider.
| Model | Blended /1M | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context | Cutoff | vs GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Google Cloud
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$3.6667 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1M | Jan 2025 | −2% |
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GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI
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$3.6667 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1M | Feb 2026 | −2% |
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI
|
$3.6667 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1M | −2% | |
Command A
Cohere
|
$3.75 | $2.50 | $10.00 | 256K | 0% | |
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Command R+ 08-2024
Cohere
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$3.75 | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | Feb 2023 | 0% |
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GPT-4o
This model
OpenAI
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$3.75 | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | Oct 2023 | |
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GPT-5.2
OpenAI
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$3.7917 | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K | Aug 2025 | +1% |
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GPT-5.3-Codex
OpenAI
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$3.7917 | $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K | Aug 2025 | +1% |
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GPT-5.4
OpenAI
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$4.5833 | $2.50 | $15.00 | 1M | Aug 2025 | +22% |
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic
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$5.00 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K | Jan 2025 | +33% |
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Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
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$5.00 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Aug 2025 | +33% |
USD per 1M tokens at each model's cheapest listed provider. Blended is the cost of 10M input plus 2M output tokens, spread over the 12M.
Capabilities
What GPT-4o accepts and can do, as published by OpenAI.
- Text Accepts and generates natural-language text.
- Image Accepts images as input alongside text.
- Function calling Connect to external tools, APIs, and systems.
- Structured output Return responses in structured formats like JSON.
- Web search Search the web for up-to-date information.
- Code execution Write and execute code in a sandboxed environment.
- File upload Process uploaded documents, spreadsheets, and other files.
- MCP Connect to services via Model Context Protocol.
- Image generation Generate and edit images from text prompts.
Common questions
What is GPT-4o good for?
General text and image tasks with OpenAI's hosted tools. OpenAI calls it a versatile general-purpose model, mid-priced in its lineup.
When is GPT-4o not a good fit?
Audio or video input, extended reasoning, and anything needing recent knowledge. The GPT-4.1 and GPT-5 families take far longer inputs, and closed weights rule out self-hosting.
What is the cheapest way to run GPT-4o?
The cheapest hosted rate is $2.50 / $10.00 per 1M tokens via OpenAI.
Can I self-host GPT-4o?
No. OpenAI does not publish the weights; GPT-4o is available only through hosted APIs.
More from OpenAI
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GPT-5.2
400K context · cutoff Aug 2025
From $1.75 / $14.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-5.3-Codex
400K context · cutoff Aug 2025
From $1.75 / $14.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-5.6 Terra
1M context · cutoff Feb 2026
From $2.00 / $12.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-6 Sol
1M context · cutoff Apr 2026
From $2.00 / $10.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-5.6 Sol
1M context · cutoff Feb 2026
From $2.00 / $10.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-5.4
1M context · cutoff Aug 2025
From $2.50 / $15.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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GPT-4.1
1M context · cutoff Jun 2024
From $2.00 / $8.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider
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o3
200K context · cutoff Jun 2024
From $2.00 / $8.00 /1M in / out at the cheapest provider