GPT-4.1 vs o3
Prices checked
GPT-4.1 takes 1 of 5 rounds against o3. Both cost $3.18 per million tokens to run.
OpenAIWins 1 roundGPT-4.1
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$3.18/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · $1.53 per 1,000 pages
OpenAIo3
200k context · tool calling · reads images
$3.18/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · $1.53 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$2/M
$2/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$8/M
$8/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$3.18/M at Poe
$3.18/M at Poe
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$3.50/M
$3.50/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$1.53
$1.53
Context
1M tokens
200k tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
14 Apr 2025
16 Apr 2025
Providers selling it
33
26
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 25
Poe$3.18 / $3.18
302.AI$3.50 / $3.50
Abacus$3.50 / $3.50
Azure AI Foundry$3.50 / $3.50
Azure Cognitive Services$3.50 / $3.50
Cloudflare AI Gateway$3.50 / $3.50
FastRouter$3.50 / $3.50
Helicone$3.50 / $3.50
GPT-4.1, then o3, per million tokens; the 8 cheapest of 25.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
$2 / $8 $2.60 / $10.40
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 or o3?
- Neither: both run at $3.18 per million tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-4.1: $3.18 at Poe. o3: $3.18 at Poe.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 25 providers sell both: Poe, 302.AI, Abacus, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Cognitive Services, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Poe.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-4.1, at 1M tokens against 200k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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