gpt-5-2025-08-07 vs gpt-4o (2024-11-20) compared on cost, context window, performance, and lifecycle dates.
Green ✓ marks the model that wins each row (cheaper cost, larger window, faster).
| Attribute | OpenAI | Azure AI Foundry |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle state | active | retiring |
| Announced | 2025-08-07 | 2024-11-20 |
| Deprecated | — | — |
| Retirement | 2026-12-11 | 2027-04-14 |
| Input $/1M | $1.25✓ | $2.50 |
| Output $/1M | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Blended $/1M 3:1 input:output | $3.44✓ | $4.38 |
| Context window | 400k✓ | 128k |
| Max output | 128k✓ | 16.4k |
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