OpenAI

gpt-4

OpenAI • API Price Comparison

📏 Context: 128,000 tokens

gpt-4 is a large language model by OpenAI with a 128K-token context window. Across the 2 API channels tracked here, input pricing ranges from $2.00–$30.00 per 1M input tokens (USD-normalized); the cheapest is Azure OpenAI at $2.00 per 1M input tokens. None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China without a proxy or VPN. Prices are collected hourly from official provider pages and every tracked channel, then cross-checked by a daily data-accuracy audit.

💰 Cheapest Option
Azure OpenAI
$2.00/1M input
$8.00/1M output
🏢 Official Price
N/A
No official channel available
🇨🇳 Best in China
No China-friendly options
📊 Channel Price Comparison
Compare gpt-4 API prices across all available channels • 2 channels available
ChannelTypeInput / 1MOutput / 1MRate LimitChinavs Official
Azure OpenAI💰 Best Price
云厂商$2.00$8.00---
OpenRouter
聚合平台$30.00$60.00---
📈 Price History
Every scraper-detected price change is recorded. Same-day multiple changes take the last value; unchanged channels carry the last observed price forward.
500 changes · 1 channels
💵 Estimated Monthly Costs
Based on typical usage patterns (input:output = 2:1 ratio); all channels converted to USD for comparison
Usage LevelTokens/MonthAzure OpenAIOpenRouter
🐣 Light0.1M in + 0.1M out$0.60$6.00
📊 Medium1.0M in + 0.5M out$6.00$60.00
🚀 Heavy10.0M in + 5.0M out$60.00$600.00
🏢 Enterprise100.0M in + 50.0M out$600.00$6,000.00

Frequently asked questions about gpt-4

What is the cheapest API provider for gpt-4?

Of the channels tracked here, Azure OpenAI is the cheapest at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens (about $2.00 per 1M input). Confirm on the provider's page; figures are updated hourly.

Can I use gpt-4 from mainland China?

None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China; reaching the official or international channels normally requires a proxy or VPN.

What is the context window of gpt-4?

gpt-4 offers a 128,000-token context window.

How often are gpt-4 prices updated, and how reliable is the data?

Prices are scraped hourly from official pricing pages and every tracked channel, with every significant change recorded in a price-history log. A daily read-only data audit cross-checks each channel against the model producer's published price and flags stale or inconsistent rows for correction.

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