Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo

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

Input delta: $5.00Output delta: $90Monthly delta: $6,000

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo 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-5 ProOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo
Developeropenaiopenai
Context Window400,000128,000
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$15.00$10.00
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$120.00$30.00
Projected Monthly Cost$9,000$3,000
Vision✅ Yes✅ Yes
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning✅ Yes❌ No
MMLU ScoreN/A69.4

Price History

OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$15.00$67.50$120.00Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$15.00

Current Output / 1M

$120.00

Price History

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$10.00$20.00$30.00Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$10.00

Current Output / 1M

$30.00

Cost Calculator

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OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro

$9,000

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OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo

$3,000

per month

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Live Recommendation

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo saves $6,000/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo?

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper on input token cost by $5.00 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo?

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper on output token cost by $90 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro and OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo?

$6,000 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro and OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo?

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