Analysis Summary
GPT-4o from May 2024 is a multimodal OpenAI model supporting image and file input, tool use, function calling, and a 128,000-token context window. Its general benchmark results are stronger than most models in this batch, with useful knowledge and coding performance for content, analysis, and implementation support.
It suits client briefing, visual asset review, structured content generation, document question answering, and API-connected assistants. Multimodal input expands its usefulness for marketing workflows that combine copy, screenshots, and files. The release is older than current high-end models, and its coding and reasoning measures do not support treating it as a frontier autonomous engineer.
The listed pricing is substantial for bulk traffic. Use it where multimodal capability and established tool integrations justify the cost, while routing routine transformations to a cheaper model.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-4o pairs vision, file input, function calling, and a 128K context with strong general writing and knowledge results, though this dated release is expensive for routine volume work.
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DFO Verdict
GPT-4o pairs vision, file input, function calling, and a 128K context with strong general writing and knowledge results, though this dated release is expensive for routine volume work.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
7.3 Intelligence Index·24.2 Coding Index
How OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) compares
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) ranks #314 of 437 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #134 of 209 for coding. Its 128K-token context window is larger than 35% of the models we list. At $5.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 8% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in intelligence corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5.00 | $0.005000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is OpenAI's latest AI model, supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. It maintains the intelligence level of GPT-4 Turbo while being twice as..
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
How much does OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) cost?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13)?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K).
Is OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) ranks #134 of 209 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) do?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13)?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) is developed by OpenAI and was released on May 13, 2024.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 12, 2026 8:38 pm