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OpenAI: GPT-4 pricing

OpenAI's flagship model, GPT-4 is a large-scale multimodal language model capable of solving difficult problems with greater accuracy than previous models due to its broader general knowledge and advanced… OpenAI: GPT-4 from OpenRouter costs $30.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens. Context window 8,191 tokens.

API id openai/gpt-4 · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$30.00
Input / 1M tokens
$60.00
Output / 1M tokens
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Cached input / 1M
8K
Context window

OpenAI: GPT-4 specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
openai/gpt-4
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
8K tokens
Max output
4K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

What OpenAI: GPT-4 costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.06
Document summary50,0002,000$1.62
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$42.00

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does OpenAI: GPT-4 cost per 1M tokens?
OpenAI: GPT-4 costs $30.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is OpenAI: GPT-4's context window?
OpenAI: GPT-4 accepts up to 8,191 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 4,096 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than OpenAI: GPT-4?
Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $30.00 for OpenAI: GPT-4, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this OpenAI: GPT-4 price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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