GPT-4.1 Nano vs GPT-4o
Head to head on 16 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-4o OpenAI | 18.2% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 45.9% | 0.3% | 54.3% | 2.4% | 34.3% | 30.9% | 75.9% | 74.8% | 57.4% | 33.3% | 74.5% | 8.3% | 25.1% | 38 | - | 0.0% | - | - | 0.33 | - | - | - | 6.1% | - | - | - | 96.1 | - | - | 0.0% | 55.1% | 46.1% | 70.1% | 49.0% | - | 10.8% | 54.0% | 5.71 | - | 21.6% | 61.2 | - | - | 0.98 | - | - | 32.5% | 33.4% |
| GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | 8.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 42.1% | 1.0% | 51.2% | 3.8% | 32.0% | 32.6% | 84.8% | 65.7% | 52.8% | 25.9% | 60.8% | 3.8% | 17.3% | - | 10.7% | - | 1.53 | -0.17 | - | 3.3% | 0.0% | 42.5% | - | 946elo | 32.4 | 0.39 | - | 1.46 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8% | - | - | - | 0.44 | - | - | 1.64 | 39.8% | - | 68.0% | 68.0% | - | 30.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | GPT-4o OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 Nano 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 | $0.10 | $2.50 |
| Output $/1M | $0.40 | $10.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.025 | $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 Nano or GPT-4o better?
- Across the 16 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4o leads on 10 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 Nano scores 51.2% and GPT-4o scores 54.3% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-4o?
- GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper at $0.40 per million output tokens against $10.00 for GPT-4o - about 25.0x.
- When were GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o released?
- GPT-4.1 Nano was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-4o was released 20 Nov 2024 by OpenAI.
Other head-to-heads
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