GPT-4.1 pricing
Source: litellm · updated 2026-10-27
Short answer: GPT-4.1 costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens. That is a 3:1 blended rate of $3.50 per million tokens, ranking it #590 of 704 tracked models by input price.
Price breakdown
| Metric | USD |
|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $2.00 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $8.00 |
| Output รท input multiple | 4.00× |
| 3:1 blended, per 1M tokens | $3.50 |
| Context window | 1,047,576 tokens |
What a typical workload costs
| Monthly volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total | 1M in / 250K out | $2.00 | $2.00 | $4.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $20.00 | $20.00 | $40.00 | ||||
| 100M in / 25M out | $200 | $200 | $400 |
Other gpt models
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5 Nano | $0.050 | $0.400 |
| GPT-4.1 Nano | $0.100 | $0.400 |
| GPT-4 O Mini Audio Preview | $0.150 | $0.600 |
| GPT-4 O Mini Search Preview | $0.150 | $0.600 |
| GPT-4 O Mini Search Preview | $0.150 | $0.600 |
Cheaper alternatives
Next cheaper option: Gemini 2.5 Pro at $1.25 per 1M input tokens. Next step up: Pareto 26.9 at $2.50 per 1M input tokens.