GPT-4 Pricing
FlagshipOpenAI · 8K tokens context
GPT-4 from OpenAI costs $30.00 per 1 million input tokens and $60.00 per 1 million output tokens as of June 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 8,191-token context window (approximately 6,143 words) with a 4K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0300 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.3000.
| Input price | $30.00 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $60.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 2.0× |
| Context window | 8,191 tokens (~6,143 words) |
| Maximum output | 4,096 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0300 |
| Tier | Flagship |
| Last verified |
OpenAI's flagship model, GPT-4 is a large-scale multimodal language model capable of solving difficult problems with greater accuracy than previous models due to its broader general knowledge and advanced reasoning...
Input Price
$30.00
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$60.00
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
8K tokens
max 4K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.04 | $0.024 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.10 | $0.06 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.15 | $0.09 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $3.00 | $1.80 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Frontier-class quality on complex tasks
- ✓Strong general-purpose performance
- ✓Strong general-purpose performance
Limitations
- –Premium pricing — overkill for simple tasks
- –Smaller 8K-token context limits long-document use
Best Use Cases
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