GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT 5.4
GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT 5.4: GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is cheaper by 33% on average. GPT-4o (2024-08-06) from OpenAI (128,000-token context, tool calls) vs. GPT 5.4 from Azure OpenAI (1,050,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.
Side-by-side cost
Live workload comparison
Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.
3,000
01,050,000
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0128,000
5,000
01,000,000
At this workload, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is 15% cheaper than GPT 5.4 — a savings of $304/month ($3,653/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
model: gpt-4o-2024-08-06
provider: openai
fallback:
model: gpt-5-4
provider: azure-openai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 } # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live| GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | GPT 5.4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2.50/M | $2.50/M |
| Output price | $10.00/M | $15.00/M |
| Context window | 128,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Max output | 16,384 | 128,000 |
| Function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio input | — | — |
| Reasoning | — | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing verified | May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
Benchmark comparison
Side-by-side public benchmark scores. Greener bar = winner.