GPT-4o vs GPT-4

Comparing the latest OpenAI flagship model vs the previous one, it reveals surprising advancements to the AI model’s capabilities. 

As OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of language AI, the introduction of GPT-4o has raised questions about how it compares to its predecessor, the renowned GPT-4 model. 

While the two share some foundational similarities, GPT-4o represents a significant evolutionary leap in natural language processing.

Compared Paramaters	GPT-4	GPT-4o
Price	$20/month	Free for ChatGPT free users and inclusive for ChatGPT Plus users in their $20/month plan
Context Window	8,192 tokens	128,000 tokens
Knowledge Cutoff	Up to September, 2021	Up to October, 2023
Text Evaluation and Reasoning	Strong performance on text-based benchmarks	Sets new high scores on 0-shot COT MMLU and 5-shot no-CoT MMLU, outperforming GPT-4
Multimodal Capabilities	Primarily focused on text-based interactions	Seamlessly integrates and processes inputs and outputs across text, audio, and vision
Efficiency and Scalability	–	2x faster, 50% less expensive, and 5x higher rate limits compared to GPT-4 Turbo
User Experience Enhancements	–	Includes personalized assistant, file/document integration, and web-based information access

*Note – The above test results shared are the official figures released by OpenAI in their GPT-4o launch post. To find the actual results, you can go through their evals here. 
Check out this OpenAI developer forum to gain more insights as users realize the differences and share them here.