OpenAIGPT-4o (2024-05-13) pricing
$5.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 1.0¢ per chat answer and 7.3¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What GPT-4o (2024-05-13) costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (GPT-6.1 Sol), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 1.0¢$10.17 / 1,000 | 45 in · 560 out · 103 reasoning | 276 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.32¢$3.18 / 1,000 | 258 in · 126 out | 258 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 3.5¢$34.62 / 1,000 | 59 in · 2,116 out · 172 reasoning | 282 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 1.9¢$19.04 / 1,000 | 283 in · 1,103 out · 72 reasoning | 265 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.7¢$26.64 / 1,000 | 1,330 in · 1,289 out · 44 reasoning | 268 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 1.4¢$13.52 / 1,000 | 718 in · 662 out | 286 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 7.3¢$72.55 / 1,000 | 12,987 in · 482 out · 26 reasoning | 310 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.86¢$8.62 / 1,000 | 373 in · 450 out | 273 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 14¢$136 / 1,000 | 4,779 in · 919 out · 6,553 reasoning | 293 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.5¢$25.08 / 1,000 | 3,690 in · 442 out | 291 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.4¢$14.09 / 1,000 | 1,261 in · 442 out · 77 reasoning | 229 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 8.2¢$82.45 / 1,000 | 4,557 in · 1,135 out · 2,843 reasoning | 283 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.75¢$7.51 / 1,000 | 126 in · 312 out · 147 reasoning | 259 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $11.41$11,412 / 1,000 | 2,237,500 in · 15,000 out | 327 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving GPT-4o (2024-05-13) through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Azureunknown | $5.00 / $15.00 | - | 128K | |
OpenAIunknown | $5.00 / $15.00 | - | 128K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Jun 19, 2024 at $5.00 input / $15.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does GPT-4o (2024-05-13) cost?
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) costs $5.00 per 1 million input tokens and $15.00 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 1.0¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 7.3¢.
Where is GPT-4o (2024-05-13) cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Azure: $5.00 input and $15.00 output per 1M tokens.
Is the GPT-4o (2024-05-13) cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) was not run directly. Tokens come from GPT-6.1 Sol and are rescaled by the tokenizer of OpenAI. Real usage can differ.