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GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

GPT-4o (2024-08-06) (OpenAI) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) (OpenAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#110 vs #117).

Which should you choose?

Choose GPT-4o (2024-08-06) if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #110 against #117 (24.2 vs 23.0 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

Choose GPT-4o (2024-11-20) if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — GPT-4o (2024-11-20) was listed 20 November 2024, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) 6 August 2024.

GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20): specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GPT-4o (2024-08-06) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
FieldGPT-4o (2024-08-06)OpenAIGPT-4o (2024-11-20)OpenAI
ModelCap Index position#110#117
Index score24.223.0
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$2.50$2.50
Output price / 1M tokens$10.00$10.00
Context window128K tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens16K16K
API providers listed21
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText, Image, File
First listed6 August 202420 November 2024
PublisherOpenAIOpenAI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

Public benchmark boards where GPT-4o (2024-08-06) or GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a published result
BoardGPT-4o (2024-08-06)GPT-4o (2024-11-20)Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13601352–1368—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.4intelligence-index—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis28.9%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis2.3%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20): common questions

Is GPT-4o (2024-08-06) better than GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

GPT-4o (2024-08-06) ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #110 against #117. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is GPT-4o (2024-08-06) cheaper than GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

Both list the same output price, $10.00/1M tokens, with input at $2.50/1M and $2.50/1M respectively.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) or GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

Both publish a 128K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) or GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are GPT-4o (2024-08-06) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) open-weight models?

GPT-4o (2024-08-06): API only. GPT-4o (2024-11-20): API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run GPT-4o (2024-08-06) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20)?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for GPT-4o (2024-08-06) and 1 for GPT-4o (2024-11-20), from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20) comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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