gpt-4o-search-preview vs step-1-32k
Input price
$2.50
$2.08
Output price
$10.00
$9.72
Context window
128K
33K
Throughput
145 tok/s
162 tok/s
Availability
96.7%
99.1%
Cost / task
$0.010
$0.009
Efficiency score
85
84
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-4O-SEARCH-
STEP-1-32K
Chat assistant
$1,950
$1,790
RAG / long context
$3,900
$3,371
Agent / tool use
$5,400
$4,997
Efficiency score: gpt-4o-search-preview
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4o-search-preview 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-search-preview or step-1-32k cheaper?+
step-1-32k has the lower input price — $2.08 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-search-preview or step-1-32k?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4o-search-preview offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.