GPT-4.1 Nano vs GPT-4o-mini
Head to head on 17 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-4o-mini OpenAI | 3.6% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 45.5% | 873elo | 42.6% | 1.54 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 31.0% | 23.4% | 78.9% | 64.8% | 54.5% | 22.9% | 60.5% | 16.7% | 50.7% | - | - | - | 0.29 | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0.0% | 72.0% | 47.2% | 43.0% | 65.8% | 32.9% | - | 62.8% | 78.0% | 3.81 | - | 100.0% | - | - | - | 0.36 | 0.78 | 83.3% | 54.5% | - | - | 22.5% | - | 39.6% |
| GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | 8.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 3.3% | 42.1% | 946elo | 51.2% | 1.46 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 32.0% | 32.6% | 84.8% | 65.7% | 52.8% | 25.9% | 60.8% | - | - | 10.7% | 1.53 | -0.17 | - | 0.0% | 42.5% | - | 32.4 | 1.0% | 0.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8% | - | - | - | 0.44 | - | 3.8% | 1.64 | 39.8% | - | - | - | - | 68.0% | 68.0% | - | 17.3% | 30.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 Nano OpenAI | GPT-4o-mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 Nano is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-4o Mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 128,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| Output $/1M | $0.40 | $0.60 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.025 | $0.075 |
| 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 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-4o-mini better?
- Across the 17 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4.1 Nano leads on 12 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-mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 Nano scores 51.2% and GPT-4o-mini scores 42.6% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-4o-mini?
- GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper at $0.40 per million output tokens against $0.60 for GPT-4o-mini - about 1.5x.
- When were GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o-mini released?
- GPT-4.1 Nano was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-4o-mini was released 18 Jul 2024 by OpenAI.
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