GPT-4o vs GPT-5: API Price & Benchmark Comparison (INR)
Side-by-side pricing
| GPT-4o | GPT-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M tokens | ₹257.92 | ₹128.96 |
| Output price / 1M tokens | ₹1,032 | ₹1,032 |
| Context window | 128,000 | 400,000 |
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
Velona effective INR prices, refreshed every 6 hours (last: 2026-07-28T17:32:59Z).
When to pick which
GPT-5 is both better and cheaper on input: $1.25 versus GPT-4o's $2.50 per million, with output level at $10. It also triples the context window (400K vs 128K) and adds controllable reasoning. GPT-4o survives mainly in legacy integrations and tutorials written before 2025. The one practical reason to keep it is an existing pipeline tuned to its exact behaviour or its realtime/audio variants. For everything else, coding, chat, extraction, agents, GPT-5 is a straight upgrade that costs less per request on typical input-heavy workloads.
Benchmarks
GPT-4o
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
GPT-5
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
Cost calculator for both models
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: GPT-4o or GPT-5?
On input tokens, GPT-4o costs ₹257.92/1M and GPT-5 costs ₹128.96/1M through Velona. Output tokens: ₹1,032 vs ₹1,032 per 1M.
Can I switch between GPT-4o and GPT-5 without changing code?
Yes. Both are behind Velona's single gateway API. Change the model id in your request body and everything else stays the same, including your INR wallet.
Are these prices current?
Prices are regenerated every 6 hours from live provider pricing and the current USD→INR rate, so the figures on this page track what you'd actually be billed.
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