OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio
Analysis Summary
GPT-4o Audio is OpenAI's audio-native variant of GPT-4o, supporting text and audio in both directions with tool use and function calling across a 128K context window. The audio modality is a genuine differentiator for voice-first applications, customer service automation, and real-time transcription workflows. Reasoning and coding benchmarks are modest, with an intelligence index of 12.8 and a coding index of 13.1.
For businesses building voice interfaces, call centre automation, or audio content pipelines, this model fills a specific gap that text-only models cannot address. The instruction-following and general reasoning capability is adequate for conversational tasks, though it is not suited for complex analytical or coding workloads.
At $2.50/1M input and $10/1M output, it is expensive for what the benchmarks suggest in terms of raw reasoning power. Adoption is best justified where the audio modality is a core requirement, not as a general-purpose reasoning model.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-4o Audio from OpenAI adds native audio input and output to the GPT-4o family, with tool use and function calling, but reasoning and coding benchmarks are modest and pricing is high.
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Performance Profile
How OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio compares
OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio ranks #270 of 378 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #209 of 315 for coding. Its 128K-token context window is larger than 43% of the models we list. At $2.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 13% of comparable models.
About OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio
The gpt-4o-audio-preview model adds support for audio inputs as prompts. This enhancement allows the model to detect nuances within audio recordings and add depth to generated user experiences. Audio outputs..
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Performance Indices
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
| Output | $10.00 | $0.010000 |
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio
How much does OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio cost?
OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio?
OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K).
Is OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio ranks #209 of 315 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio do?
OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio supports tool use and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio?
OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio is developed by OpenAI and was released on August 15, 2025.
