GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-4o
Head to head on 20 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
152evals · sort by any column, ⤢ to expand fullscreen
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| GPT-4.1 Mini OpenAI | 32.4% | 43.0% | 46.3% | 1.01 | 57.9% | 9.0% | 4.5% | 66.4% | 5.0% | 38.3% | 62.4% | 48.3% | 92.5% | 78.1% | 65.5% | 40.4% | 23.9% | 71.9% | 7.6% | 52.9% | -0.17 | 60.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 3 | - | 98.2% | 0.0% | 28.2% | -1 | 1.07 | 62.3% | 89.9% | 100 | 83.62 | - | 0.79 | 0.0% | -0.04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.11 | 1.11 | 204.5 | 40.0% | 41.7% | 1.45 | 34.5% | 13.0% | 53.6% | 3.6% | 17.4% | 3.3% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 83.4% | 48.6% | 1147elo | 43.3% | 100.0% | 58.2% | 52.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 18.7% | 50.0% | 65.0% | 56.8% | 0.0% | - | 100.0% | 3.47 | 3.47 | 1.55 | 100.0% | 63.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 67.5% | 40.2% | 83.5% | 6.7% | 43.8% | 26.7% | - | - | - | - | 45.4% | 80.0% | 0.35 | 100.0% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 2.61 | 0.0% | 100.0% | - | 77.9% | 5 | 0.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 20.0% | 26.7% | 54.5% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 19.5% | 96.5% | 52.0% | - | 30.0% | 30.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 46.8% | 93.0% | 40.6% | - | 100.0% | 88.2% | 100.0% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 73.3% | 100.0% | 1.14 | 56.72 | 0 | 10.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 0.0% | 100.0% | 37.6% | - | 1.04 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 45.6% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 29.0% | 90.0% | 29.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | - | 50.8% |
| GPT-4o OpenAI | 18.2% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 0.33 | 45.9% | 6.1% | 0.3% | 54.3% | 2.4% | 34.3% | 0.0% | 30.9% | 75.9% | 74.8% | 57.4% | 33.3% | 21.6% | 74.5% | 8.3% | 25.1% | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.1% | 46.1% | 70.1% | 49.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.2 | - | - | - | 0.98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.5% | 33.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 Mini OpenAI | GPT-4o OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 Mini is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-4o is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 128,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.40 | $2.50 |
| Output $/1M | $1.60 | $10.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.100 | $1.250 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | image, text, file | text, image, file |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores | Taubench61.2 pass^1 GSM8K96.1 Accuracy ScholarSearch5.71 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) MortgageTax57.4% AIME202438 pass@1 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 Mini or GPT-4o better?
- Across the 20 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4.1 Mini leads on 18 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-4o compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 Mini scores 66.4% and GPT-4o scores 54.3% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Mini or GPT-4o?
- GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper at $1.60 per million output tokens against $10.00 for GPT-4o - about 6.3x.
- When were GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-4o released?
- GPT-4.1 Mini was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-4o was released 20 Nov 2024 by OpenAI.
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