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  3. GPT-4 Turbo vs GPT-4o

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

GPT-4 Turbo vs GPT-4o benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GPT-4o delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,335 vs 1,255), while GPT-4o leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (54.8%), while GPT-4o is more budget-friendly at $10/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: GPT-4o holds the advantage over GPT-4 Turbo in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose GPT-4o for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

8 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

GPT-4 Turbo (0)GPT-4o (8)
GPT-4 Turbo
0 of 8 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
GPT-4o
8 of 8 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo 128k. Historical flagship for gpt-4 turbo vs gpt-4o / gpt-5.

Elo 1,255$30/1M out
OpenAI
Leads 8 of 8 metrics
GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335$10/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-4 Turbo
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderGPT-4o Wins

GPT-4o

Δ 80 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGPT-4o Wins

GPT-4o

110 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderGPT-4o Wins

GPT-4o

$10 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

GPT-4 Turbo (0)vsGPT-4o (8)
GPT-4 Turbo: 0W (0%)Overall: GPT-4oGPT-4o: 8W (100%)
← GPT-4 Turbo1 tiesGPT-4o →
🏆GPT-4o(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
GPT-4 TurbovsGPT-4o
Preference Elo
1,255vs1,335+80
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
33.2%vs54.8%+21.6%
LiveBench
47%vs54.2%+7.2%
GPQA Diamond
48%vs73.2%+25.2%
GPT-4 Turbo: 0WGPT-4o: 4W
🏆GPT-4o(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-4 TurbovsGPT-4o
Output speed
55 tok/svs110 tok/s+55 tok/s
Time to first token
350 msvs180 ms+170 ms
GPT-4 Turbo: 0WGPT-4o: 2W
🏆GPT-4o(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-4 TurbovsGPT-4o
Output price
$30/1Mvs$10/1M+$20/1M
Input price
$10/1Mvs$2.5/1M+$7.5/1M
Context window
128kvs128k
GPT-4 Turbo: 0WGPT-4o: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+80
GPT-4 Turbo1,255
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+7.2%
GPT-4 Turbo47%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+21.6%
GPT-4 Turbo33.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+25.2%
GPT-4 Turbo48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+170 ms
GPT-4 Turbo350 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+55 tok/s
GPT-4 Turbo55 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$7.5/1M
GPT-4 Turbo$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$20/1M
GPT-4 Turbo$30/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window
GPT-4 Turbo128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-4 TurboGPT-4oAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,255
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+80
LiveBench
47%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+7.2%
SWE-bench
33.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+21.6%
GPQA Diamond
48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+25.2%
Time to first token
350 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+170 ms
Output speed
55 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+55 tok/s
Input price
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$7.5/1M
Output price
$30/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$20/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
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Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 70% with GPT-4o
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-4 Turbo$800.00 / mo
In: $350Out: $450
GPT-4o$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
Estimated Cost Delta

GPT-4o is estimated to save $562.50/month ($6,750/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GPT-4o:Pick GPT-4o when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    GPT-4o:Pick GPT-4o when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    GPT-4o:Pick GPT-4o as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-4o

Higher SWE-bench (54.8%).

High-volume chatGPT-4o

Lower output list price ($10/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4o

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-4 Turbo

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GPT-4o).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGPT-4oHigher SWE-bench (54.8%).
High-volume chatGPT-4oLower output list price ($10/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4oLower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAGGPT-4 TurboLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionGPT-4oBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GPT-4o).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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newsMay 13, 2024

GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Deprecated for buying. Kept because “4o vs sonnet” is still a typed query.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

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OpenAI

GPT-4 Turbo

Elo 1,255
SWE-bench33.2%
Speed (tok/s)55 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$10/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$30/1M
OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335
SWE-bench54.8%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,335). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o leads SWE-bench at 54.8% vs 33.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
GPT-4o output tokens are $10/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 350 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-4 Turbo accepts 128k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-4 Turbo and GPT-4o Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • news · May 13, 2024

    GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

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