gpt-4o-2024-11-20 vs gpt-5-chat
Input price
$2.50
$1.25
Output price
$10.00
$10.00
Context window
128K
128K
Throughput
162 tok/s
172 tok/s
Availability
97.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.010
$0.008
Efficiency score
85
85
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-4O-2024-11
GPT-5-CHAT
Chat assistant
$1,950
$1,575
RAG / long context
$3,900
$2,400
Agent / tool use
$5,400
$4,500
Efficiency score: gpt-5-chat
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-5-chat 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 gpt-4o-2024-11-20 or gpt-5-chat cheaper?+
gpt-5-chat has the lower input price — $1.25 vs $2.50 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, gpt-4o-2024-11-20 or gpt-5-chat?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-5-chat offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.