OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio 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-4o Audio model details · GPT-4 family · OpenAI provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $1.25 Standard | vs → | |
| 2 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $1.25 Standard | vs → | |
| 3 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $1.25 Standard | vs → | |
| 4 | Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.50 Budget | vs → | |
| 5 | Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → | |
| 6 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → | |
| 7 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | shares tool-use, structured-output, audio · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → | |
| 8 | Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) | Cohere | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $2.50 Standard | vs → |
| 9 | Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | Meta | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $4.00 Standard | vs → |
| 10 | Mistral Large | Mistral AI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → |
| 11 | Mistral Large 2407 | Mistral AI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → |
| 12 | Mistral Large 2411 | Mistral AI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → |
| 13 | Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 | Mistral AI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $2.00 Standard | vs → |
| 14 | Qwen: Qwen VL Max | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.52 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | xAI: Grok 3 | X Ai | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |
Cheaper alternatives to OpenAI: GPT-4o Audio
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro — $1.25Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 — $1.25Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 — $1.25Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview — $0.50Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview — $2.00Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — $2.00Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools — $2.00Mistral Large — $2.00
Larger-context alternatives
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 3 Flash Preview — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 3 Pro Preview — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools — 1.0MMeta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct — 131K