GPT-4: API pricing, providers and specs
GPT-4 is a text model by OpenAI. 5 providers serve it, from $60 to $60 /1M; the lowest price is at OrcaRouter.
A newer version is out: GPT-5.6
How GPT-4 compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Pricey for its class: at $60 /1M, its lowest price is above 98% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 8K-token context window is larger than 1% of them (median 262K), about 10 pages of text.
- On LMArena's Text board it ranks #104 of the 120 comparable models scored there.
- 5 providers serve it; 65% of comparable models have fewer.
GPT-4 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAIOfficial | $30/1M | From$60/1M | — | — |
 OrcaRouter | $30/1M | $60/1M | — | 8K |
| AI/ML API | $30/1M | $60/1M | $30/1M | — |
| OpenRouter | $30/1M | From$60/1M | — | 8K |
 FastRouter | $30/1M | $60/1M | — | 8K |
- OrcaRouter$60
- AI/ML API$60
- FastRouter$60
- OpenAIOfficialFrom$60
- OpenRouterFrom$60
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- OpenAI
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 8K≈ 10 pages of text
- Max output
- 4K
- Capabilities
- JSON, Tool calling
- Released
- May 28, 2023
- License
- —
- Open weights
- —
- Arena score
- 1206Text
- Monthly searches
- 43K
Alternatives to GPT-4
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Context | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4this model | $60/1M | 8K | 1206 | 5 |
| Claude Opus 5 | $20/1M | 1M | 1690 | 32 |
| Claude Fable 5 | $40/1M | 1M | 1624 | 30 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $40/1M | 1M | 1743 | 29 |
| Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed (Moonshot AI) | $20/1M | 1.05M | — | 6 |
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| Qwen Deep Research | $23.37/1M | — | — | 1 |
| Qwen3.5 Livetranslate Flash Realtime | $20/1M | — | — | 1 |
| Claude 2.1 | $39.60/1M | — | — | 1 |
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GPT-4 FAQ
OpenAI charges $60 /1M for GPT-4. The lowest price across providers is $60 /1M, at OrcaRouter.
OrcaRouter, at $60 /1M. 5 providers serve GPT-4; the table above lists every one with its price.
GPT-4 reads up to 8K tokens per request and writes up to 4K.
We have not found GPT-4's weights published by its maker.
5 API providers serve GPT-4. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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