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GPT-4.1 vs GPT-5.4 Mini

Head to head on 11 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.

Benchmark scores

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Model
GPT-5.4 Mini

OpenAI

60.9%1662elo28.3%60.6%5.9%38.8%63.5%39.6%71.2%18.2%23.4%------37.0%---21.2%3.9%-7345.4%-80.3%70.9%71.6%70.9%60.3%71.5%78.6%72.5%----------21.0%50.8%----61.739.6%54.2%48.0%--48.4%
GPT-4.1

OpenAI

63.1%1417elo5.5%66.6%4.2%43.0%65.9%38.1%75.1%13.6%47.1%0.0%52.4%43.7%34.7%26.7%61.5%-1.6483.7%1.55--12.4%--60.9%--------45.7%70.8%0.490.4991.3%32.1%32.1%69.4%80.6%50.5%--8.5731.1%39.6%10.0%----92.0%92.0%48.0%
2 / 2 models
AttributeGPT-4.1

OpenAI

GPT-5.4 Mini

OpenAI

DescriptionGPT-4.1 is an AI model from OpenAI.GPT-5.4 mini is an AI model from OpenAI.
FamilyGPTGPT
Params--
Open weightsclosedclosed
Licenseproprietaryproprietary
Released14 Apr 202517 Mar 2026
Context1,047,576400,000
Input $/1M$2.00$0.75
Output $/1M$8.00$4.50
Cache read $/1M$0.500$0.075
Cache write $/1M--
Speed0 tok/s0 tok/s
Latency0.00 s0.00 s
Modalitiesimage, text, filefile, image, text
Providers--
PublisherOpenAIOpenAI
Reported scores
GPQA Diamond60.6% (AA)
IFBench38.8% (AA)
SciCode39.6% (AA)

FAQ

Is GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4 Mini better?
Across the 11 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-4.1 leads on 6 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
How do GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
GPT-4.1 scores 66.6% and GPT-5.4 Mini scores 60.6% on GPQA Diamond.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 or GPT-5.4 Mini?
GPT-5.4 Mini is cheaper at $4.50 per million output tokens against $8.00 for GPT-4.1 - about 1.8x.
When were GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 Mini released?
GPT-4.1 was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5.4 Mini was released 17 Mar 2026 by OpenAI.

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