Is OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b or OpenAI GPT-4o cheaper?

OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $10.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b or OpenAI GPT-4o?

OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b has the larger context window (131K tokens).

OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b vs OpenAI GPT-4o

OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b is cheaper on output tokens, while OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b offers a larger context window. Choose OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b or OpenAI GPT-4o based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	OpenAI GPT-OSS 20b	OpenAI GPT-4o
Provider	Helicone	Helicone
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$2.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$10.00
Context window	131K	128K
Parameters	21B	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jun 2024	May 2024

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