Magnum v4 72B vs gpt-oss-20b: pricing comparison
gpt-oss-20b is the cheaper option at $0.02/$0.09 per 1M input/output tokens — Magnum v4 72B ($2.50/$5) costs about 139x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Magnum v4 72B | gpt-oss-20b | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $2.50 | $0.02 |
| Output /1M tokens | $5 | $0.09 |
| Cache read /1M | — | $0.01 |
| Context window | 33K | 131K |
| Provider | Anthracite-org | OpenAI |
| Vision input | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2024 | Aug 2025 |
Real workload costs: Magnum v4 72B vs gpt-oss-20b
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Magnum v4 72B | gpt-oss-20b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0027 | <$0.0001 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.01 | $0.0001 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.06 | $0.0004 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.28 | $0.0022 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Magnum v4 72B vs gpt-oss-20b?
gpt-oss-20b is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.02 per 1M, and gpt-oss-20b is cheapest on output at $0.09 per 1M. Magnum v4 72B costs about 139x more per input token than gpt-oss-20b.
How much does Magnum v4 72B cost per 1M tokens?
Magnum v4 72B costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $5 per 1M output tokens on the Anthracite-org API, with a 33K-token context window.
How much does gpt-oss-20b cost per 1M tokens?
gpt-oss-20b costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.09 per 1M output tokens on the OpenAI API, with a 131K-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Magnum v4 72B vs gpt-oss-20b?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Magnum v4 72B costs $0.0075, gpt-oss-20b costs <$0.0001. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $225 for Magnum v4 72B vs $2.43 for gpt-oss-20b.
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Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.