GPT-4o
GPT-4o is a frontier model from OpenAI (US), released 2024-05-13. It is currently ranked #13 on Hivig’s tracker.
Data status: Unverified / illustrative
- Organization
- OpenAI
- Country of origin
- US
- Model type
- frontier
- Release date
- 2024-05-13
- Current rank
- #13
- Benchmark score
- Not yet sourced (LMSYS Chatbot Arena)
- Market status
- Private — funding data not yet sourced
Cost to build with GPT-4o
GPT-4o costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached prompts get a further 50% discount. Batch inference is available at a further 50% discount.
Build risk & technical debt
Building agents on GPT-4o carries medium lock-in risk. It does not require a separate routing or orchestration layer. It is closed-weight, available only through its provider's own hosting. It's available via Direct API, Azure.
GPT-4o has partial MCP (Model Context Protocol) support. It exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, so most existing agent frameworks can point at it with minimal changes. Its agentic tool-use maturity is rated strong.
Frequently asked questions
What country is GPT-4o developed in?
GPT-4o is developed by OpenAI, headquartered in the United States.
How much does GPT-4o cost to use?
GPT-4o costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached prompts get a further 50% discount. Batch inference is available at a further 50% discount.
What's the lock-in risk of building agents on GPT-4o?
Building agents on GPT-4o carries medium lock-in risk. It does not require a separate routing or orchestration layer. It is closed-weight, available only through its provider's own hosting. It's available via Direct API, Azure.
Does GPT-4o support MCP or an OpenAI-compatible API?
GPT-4o has partial MCP (Model Context Protocol) support. It exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, so most existing agent frameworks can point at it with minimal changes. Its agentic tool-use maturity is rated strong.