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OpenAI: GPT-4o vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro

OpenAI: GPT-4o and Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro are both tracked in Model Radar. This page focuses on broad multimodal work and premium operator tasks. Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro exposes the larger context window. Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro is cheaper on prompt input pricing.

128,000 OpenAI: GPT-4o ctx
1,048,576 Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro ctx
$2.50 / 1M OpenAI: GPT-4o prompt
$1.25 / 1M Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro prompt
01 / Table

Side-by-side snapshot.

The compare table stays neutral: price, context, modalities, and parameter support on one surface.

Field OpenAI: GPT-4o Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro
Provider OpenAI Google
Input modalities text, image, file text, image, file, audio, video
Output modalities text text
Context length 128,000 1,048,576
Max completion tokens 16,384 65,536
Prompt price $2.50 / 1M $1.25 / 1M
Completion price $10.00 / 1M $10.00 / 1M
Supported parameters frequency_penalty, logit_bias, logprobs, max_completion_tokens, max_tokens, presence_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_logprobs, top_p, web_search_options include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p
02 / Guidance

Best-for guidance.

These compare pages stay practical: what each model looks better suited for, based on the current catalog metadata.

OpenAI $2.50 / 1M

OpenAI: GPT-4o

Cross-modal work, Coding workflows

Cross-modal work Coding workflows
Google $1.25 / 1M

Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro

Deep analysis, Coding workflows, Cross-modal work, Voice and audio

Deep analysis Coding workflows Cross-modal work Voice and audio
03 / Colophon

Routes and exits.

Each compare page links back into the model detail pages and the public hub.