GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4o-mini
Head to head on 16 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-4.1 OpenAI | 52.4% | 43.7% | 34.7% | 63.1% | 1420elo | 66.6% | 4.2% | 43.0% | 45.7% | 91.3% | 69.4% | 80.6% | 65.9% | 8.57 | 38.1% | 75.1% | 0.0% | - | - | 26.7% | 61.5% | 1.64 | - | - | 83.7% | 1.55 | 12.4% | - | 5.5% | 60.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.8% | 0.49 | 0.49 | 32.1% | 32.1% | 50.5% | - | 31.1% | 39.6% | - | 10.0% | 13.6% | - | - | - | - | 92.0% | 92.0% | - | 47.1% | 48.0% |
| GPT-4o-mini OpenAI | 3.6% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 45.5% | 873elo | 42.6% | 4.2% | 31.0% | 23.4% | 78.9% | 62.8% | 64.8% | 54.5% | 3.81 | 22.9% | 60.5% | - | 16.7% | 50.7% | - | - | - | 0.29 | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | 0.0% | 1.54 | 0.0% | 72.0% | 47.2% | 43.0% | 65.8% | 32.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - | 0.36 | 0.78 | 83.3% | 54.5% | - | - | 22.5% | - | 39.6% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 OpenAI | GPT-4o-mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 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 | $2.00 | $0.15 |
| Output $/1M | $8.00 | $0.60 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.500 | $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 | ScholarSearch8.57 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) GPQA Diamond66.6% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)4.2% (AA) IFBench43.0% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 or GPT-4o-mini better?
- Across the 16 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4.1 leads on 15 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o-mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 scores 66.6% and GPT-4o-mini scores 42.6% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 or GPT-4o-mini?
- GPT-4o-mini is cheaper at $0.60 per million output tokens against $8.00 for GPT-4.1 - about 13.3x.
- When were GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o-mini released?
- GPT-4.1 was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-4o-mini was released 18 Jul 2024 by OpenAI.
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