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Updated Dec 2025

GPT-4vsGPT-5.1 Codex Max

GPT-5.1 Codex Max is the newer model, released after GPT-4.

GPT-4 and GPT-5.1 Codex Max compared across 26 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Input price$30/M tokens—
Output price$60/M tokens—
Context window8K tokens—
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2023Dec 2025
Our Verdict
GPT-4
GPT-4
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
GPT-5.1 Codex Max

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-4
Input
$30.00
Output
$60.00
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-42 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·100% upOpenAI$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·99.9% up
GPT-5.1 Codex Max1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$1.25 in·$10.00 out·400k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

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Style Comparison

Similarity
48%

GPT-5.1 Codex Max uses 12.3x more headings

GPT-4
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
59%Vocabulary60%
18wSentence Length16w
1.10Hedging0.36
0.8Bold2.3
2.5Lists4.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.12
0.45Transitions0.03
Based on 15 + 13 text responses
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