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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano vs OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.02Output delta: $0.10Monthly delta: $9.00

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricOpenAI: GPT-4.1 NanoOpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
Developeropenaiopenai
Context Window1,047,576131,072
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.1000$0.0750
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.4000$0.3000
Projected Monthly Cost$36$27
Vision✅ Yes❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No✅ Yes
MMLU Score65.7N/A
GPQA51.2N/A

Price History

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.1000$0.2500$0.4000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.1000

Current Output / 1M

$0.4000

Price History

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0750$0.1875$0.3000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0750

Current Output / 1M

$0.3000

Cost Calculator

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OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano

$36

per month

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

$27

per month

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Live Recommendation

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b saves $9.00/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano vs OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano or OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is cheaper on input token cost by $0.02 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano or OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b is cheaper on output token cost by $0.10 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano and OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?

$9.00 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano and OpenAI: gpt-oss-safeguard-20b?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.