OpenRouter model
OpenAI: GPT-4o
GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is OpenAI's latest AI model, supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. It maintains the intelligence level of [GPT-4 Turbo](/models/openai/gpt-4-turbo) while being twice as...
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Availability
- Available
- Model ID
- openai/gpt-4o
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-07
OpenAI: GPT-4o Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy
Verified primary research & developer preference metrics
What This Means in Real Software Development
- Industry-standard multi-modal foundation model with native vision, audio, and text comprehension.
- Scores 38.8% on SWE-bench Verified with rapid single-pass code synthesis.
- High throughput and strong structured output compliance across complex JSON schemas.
- Effective for full-stack prototyping, API schema design, and developer chat.
Swarm Multi-Agent Topology
Best Paired With: Claude 3.7 Sonnet as Lead Planner
High reliability across general web frameworks, SQL queries, and API client integrations.
Captures and commits clean code changes within isolated worktrees.
What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying
Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus
"OpenAI's widely deployed omni model. Fast, multimodal, and reliable for general engineering, though surpassed on SWE-bench by o3 and Claude 3.7."
Verified Real-World Strengths
- Rapid generation speed
- Native vision support for UI screenshot and diagram analysis
- Highly predictable API latency and global availability
Production Caveats & Gaps
- SWE-bench score (38.8%) lags behind modern reasoning models
- Can become lazy with long code files ('rest of code remains same')
Primary Sources & Methodology Citations
- Hello GPT-4o: Multimodal Capabilities and System Card — OpenAI (May 2024)
OpenAI: GPT-4o model overview
OpenAI: GPT-4o is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenRouter. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Family
- OpenRouter
- Context window
- 128K tokens
- Thinking support
- Not supported
- Availability status
- Available
- Catalog ID
- openrouter/openai/gpt-4o
Run OpenAI: GPT-4o in Swarm
Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture
swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/openai/gpt-4o# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:
/modelsSubagent Role Matrix
Assign OpenAI: GPT-4o to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:
- Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
- Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
- Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
Public catalog snapshot. Catalog availability is not a real-time provider status or an access guarantee.