GPT-4ovsGPT-5
GPT-4o | GPT-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | 128k | — |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $2.50 | $1.25 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | $1.25 | $0.125 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $2.50Azure | $1.25Azure |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $10.00Azure | $10.00Azure |
| Benchmarks | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 12% | 21% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 49.9% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Release date | May 13 2024 | Aug 7 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
GPT-5 leads GPT-4o on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). GPT-5 is cheaper on input: $1.25 vs $2.50 per million tokens. Both charge $10.00 per million output tokens. GPT-4o shipped 451 days before GPT-5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
On BullshitBench v2, GPT-5 leads at 21% vs GPT-4o at 12%.
GPT-4o was released by OpenAI on May 13 2024.
GPT-5 was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.
GPT-5 is cheaper on input: $1.25 vs $2.50 per million tokens. Both charge $10.00 per million output tokens. Rates are pay-as-you-go API prices verified on August 18, 2026.