OpenAI: GPT-4 alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
See also: OpenAI: GPT-4 model details · GPT-4 family · OpenAI provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Meta | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar context window | 16K Short/standard context | $0.02 Budget | vs → |
| 2 | Meta: Llama 3 8B Instruct | Meta | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar context window | 8K Short/standard context | $0.03 Budget | vs → |
| 3 | OpenAI: GPT-4 (older v0314) | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 8K Short/standard context | $30.00 Premium | vs → |
| 4 | Reka Edge | Reka | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar context window | 16K Short/standard context | $0.10 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 200K Long context (128K+) | $1.00 Standard | vs → |
| 6 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 200K Long context (128K+) | $15.00 Premium | vs → |
| 7 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 200K Long context (128K+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 8 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 9 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |
| 10 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |
| 11 | Cohere: Command R (08-2024) | Cohere | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) | Cohere | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 128K Long context (128K+) | $2.50 Standard | vs → |
| 13 | DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) | DeepSeek | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.32 Budget | vs → |
| 14 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 | DeepSeek | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 | DeepSeek | shares tool-use, structured-output · different provider | 33K Short/standard context | $0.15 Budget | vs → |