Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix
| Metric | GPT-4o (OpenAI) | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) (Together AI) | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Input / 1M Tokens | $2.500 | $0.800 | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) |
| Cached Input / 1M Tokens | $1.250 | $0.400 | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) |
| Output Generation / 1M Tokens | $10.00 | $0.80 | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) |
| Intelligence / Benchmark Quality | 1286 LMSYS Elo | 1230 LMSYS Elo | GPT-4o |
| Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) | $1303.12 / mo | $273.00 / mo | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) (-79.1%) |
| Context Window | 128,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | GPT-4o |
| Output Speed (Throughput) | 85 tokens/sec | 115 tokens/sec | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) |
| Batch API Discount | -50% (OpenAI) | -50% (Together AI) | OpenAI |
| Primary Workload Fit | Complex multi-step customer facing workflows, vision + JSON structured outputs | Automated unit test generation, SQL query authoring, IDE completion tools | Workload Dependent |
| Deploy / Console Access | Try GPT-4o → | Try Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Together AI) → | Open Full Simulator |