GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
by OpenAI · openai/gpt-4o-2024-11-20 · #270 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
The 2024-11-20 version of GPT-4o offers a leveled-up creative writing ability with more natural, engaging, and tailored writing to improve relevance & readability. It’s also better at working with uploaded...
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Pricing
Input
$2.50
per 1M tokens
Output
$10.00
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$4.38
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$1.25
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for GPT-4o (2024-11-20) with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $4.38 | $0.265 | — |
| 50% | $3.91 | $0.2025 | −24% |
| 90% | $3.53 | $0.1525 | −42% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates for this provider’s batch API. Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.00425 | $4.25 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.03 | $30.00 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.095 | $95.00 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.425 | $425.00 |
Specs
Context window
128K
tokens
Max output
16K
tokens
Input modalities
text, image, file
Tokenizer
GPT