openai/gpt-oss-120b vs granite-4.1-8b
Input price
$0.10
$0.05
Output price
$0.50
$0.10
Context window
128K
131K
Throughput
158 tok/s
157 tok/s
Availability
99.7%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
OPENAI
GRANITE-4.1-8B
Chat assistant
$90.00
$27.00
RAG / long context
$165.00
$69.00
Agent / tool use
$252.00
$72.00
Efficiency score: openai/gpt-oss-120b
Across price, speed and reliability, openai/gpt-oss-120b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is openai/gpt-oss-120b or granite-4.1-8b cheaper?+
granite-4.1-8b has the lower input price — $0.05 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, openai/gpt-oss-120b or granite-4.1-8b?+
Across price, speed and reliability, openai/gpt-oss-120b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.