GPT-4 Turbo vs Databricks DBRX Instruct

Performance benchmarks + pricing comparison — updated April 2026

GPT-4 Turbo

OpenAI

Previous generation high-performance model. Good for complex reasoning tasks.

Input$10.00/M
Output$30.00/M
Context128K tokens
Best ForComplex reasoning, data extraction, analysis
Benchmark70/100

Databricks DBRX Instruct

Databricks

Databricks' open MoE model. Competitive with GPT-3.5 for coding and general tasks.

Input$0.750/M
Output$2.25/M
Context32K tokens
Best ForCustom fine-tuning, coding assistance, enterprise NLP

Cost Comparison by Scenario

Estimated cost per project with 30% cache hit rate. Actual costs may vary based on usage patterns.

ScenarioGPT-4 TurboDatabricks DBRX InstructSavings
Small Script (1K lines) $1.25 $0.09 Databricks DBRX Instruct saves $1.16 (93%)
Medium Feature (10K lines) $9.50 $0.71 Databricks DBRX Instruct saves $8.79 (93%)
Large Project (50K lines) $47.50 $3.56 Databricks DBRX Instruct saves $43.94 (93%)
Code Review (5K lines) $2.50 $0.19 Databricks DBRX Instruct saves $2.31 (93%)

Verdict

Databricks DBRX Instruct wins on both price and performance — $0.750/M input with a benchmark score of N/A/100.

For most developers, this is the clear choice between these two models.

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