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.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
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Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
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| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro | OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | openai | openai |
| Context Window | 400,000 | 128,000 |
| 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 Score | N/A | 69.4 |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$15.00
Current Output / 1M
$120.00
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$30.00
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OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro
$9,000
per month
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo
$3,000
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for OpenAI: GPT-5 Pro vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo pricing decisions.
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper on input token cost by $5.00 per 1M tokens.
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper on output token cost by $90 per 1M tokens.
$6,000 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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