GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
$5.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens · 128K context · vision, tools, JSON.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What GPT-4o (2024-05-13) costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $3,060 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $563 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $2,160 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $47.25 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $5,175 |
Price history
We started tracking GPT-4o (2024-05-13) on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run GPT-4o (2024-05-13): 2 providers
Azure is the cheapest at $5.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| Gemini 4 Argon | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSON |
| GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GPT-6 Sol OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $3,060 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Claude Sonnet 5.5 (similar capabilities) | $1,150 | $1,910 (62%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for GPT-4o (2024-05-13).
Specifications
| Model ID | openai/gpt-4o-2024-05-13 |
| Input | text, image, file |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | No |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 |
| Released | May 13, 2024 |
FAQ
- How much does GPT-4o (2024-05-13) cost?
- $5.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of GPT-4o (2024-05-13)?
- 128K tokens, with up to 4K output tokens per response.
- Does GPT-4o (2024-05-13) support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to GPT-4o (2024-05-13)?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($2.00 / $10.00), Gemini 4 Argon ($2.00 / $10.00), GPT-6.1 Sol ($2.00 / $10.00).
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