GPT-4 vs GPT-4o (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
GPT-4 was released 11 months before GPT-4o.
 GPT-4 | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | OpenAI | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 8.2K tokens | 128K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 4.1K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | May 28, 2023 3 years ago May 28th, 2023 | May 13, 2024 2 years ago May 13th, 2024 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | September 30, 2021 | October 31, 2023 |
Capabilities & Features
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GPT-4 | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image📁File |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | GPT | GPT |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation |
Pricing
GPT-4 is roughly 12.0x more expensive compared to GPT-4o for input tokens and roughly 6.0x more expensive for output tokens.
| GPT-4 | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $30.00 per million tokens | $2.50 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $60.00 per million tokens | $10.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $1.25 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| GPT-4 | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 13.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 962 Elo (#104 in Game Dev (42.3% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GPT-4 and GPT-4o unique.
GPT-4 by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 8.2K token context window. Premium pricing at $30.00/M input and $60.00/M output tokens. Released May 28th, 2023.GPT-4o by OpenAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released May 13th, 2024.Explore More Comparisons
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