gpt-4o pricing
gpt-4o costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $80.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is azure-gpt-5 at $12.00 per 1M output tokens.
gpt-4o is priced at $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 300 ms to first token and about 120 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $5.00 · Output $15.00 · Output/input ratio 3.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $20.00
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $80.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $800.00
Cheaper alternatives to gpt-4o
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- grok-4 — $14.00/1M output (7% cheaper)
- gemini-3.5-pro — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- gpt-5 — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- azure-gpt-5 — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
How much are you wasting on gpt-4o?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does gpt-4o cost per million tokens?
$5.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does gpt-4o cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, gpt-4o costs about $80.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $800.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to gpt-4o?
Yes. grok-4 at $14.00/1M output, gemini-3.5-pro at $12.00/1M output, gpt-5 at $12.00/1M output, azure-gpt-5 at $12.00/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is gpt-4o?
Roughly 300 ms to first token and about 120 output tokens per second.