# GPT-4 launched with 8,192 tokens and a limited 32,768-token variant.

> Source: <https://isthisbs.org/tech/gpt-4-had-a-context-window-of-128000-tokens-at-its-release-fae743e0/>
> Published: 2026-09-07 12:45:14+00:00

GPT-4 launched with 8,192 tokens and a limited 32,768-token variant.

The Claim

GPT-4 had a context window of 128,000 tokens at its release in March 2023.

NOT BS

TOTAL BS

TOTAL BS — Verdict: False

Verified by Lenz · Sep 7, 2026

The Short Version

The March 2023 release did not provide a 128,000-token context window. OpenAI documented an 8,192-token window for GPT-4 and limited access to a 32,768-token variant; the 128K window was announced for GPT-4 Turbo in November 2023. The claim conflates the original model with that later release.

Caveats

The claim conflates the original GPT-4 with the later GPT-4 Turbo model.

The 128K context window was announced in November 2023, not March 2023.

General references to long-context research do not establish a 128K launch capacity.
