GPT-4o (08-06) vs o1 (12-17)
GPT-4o (08-06) (2024) and o1 (12-17) (2024) are frontier reasoning models from OpenAI. GPT-4o (08-06) ships a 128k-token context window, while o1 (12-17) ships a 128k-token context window. On pricing, GPT-4o (08-06) costs $2.50/1M input tokens versus $15/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
GPT-4o (08-06) is ~500% cheaper at $2.50/1M; pay for o1 (12-17) only for coding workflow support.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | GPT-4o (08-06) | o1 (12-17) |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps and provider-routed production | reasoning-heavy apps and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | Coding, Agents, and Long context |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | $10/1M tokens | $60/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 3 tracked | 2 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- GPT-4o (08-06) has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $10/1M tokens.
- GPT-4o (08-06) has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- GPT-4o (08-06) uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags GPT-4o (08-06) for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- o1 (12-17) uniquely exposes Reasoning in local model data.
- Local decision data tags o1 (12-17) for Coding, Agents, and Long context.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
GPT-4o (08-06)
$4,500
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenAI API
o1 (12-17)
$27,000
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Replicate API
Estimated monthly gap: $22,500. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- Provider overlap exists on OpenAI API; start route-level A/B tests there.
- o1 (12-17) is $50/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- o1 (12-17) adds Reasoning in local capability data.
- Provider overlap exists on OpenAI API; start route-level A/B tests there.
- GPT-4o (08-06) is $50/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
- Check replacement coverage for Reasoning before moving production traffic.
- GPT-4o (08-06) adds Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024-08-06 | 2024-12-17 |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Parameters | 1.76T (8x222B MoE)* | — |
| Architecture | Mixture of Experts | Decoder Only |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Openness | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Weights | Not released | Not released |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10 | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | GPT-4o (08-06) | o1 (12-17) |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2.50/1M tokens | $15/1M tokens |
| Output price | $10/1M tokens | $60/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | GPT-4o (08-06) | o1 (12-17) |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| JSON / Tool use | No | No |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | Yes | Yes |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.