GPT-4.1 vs GPT-5 Mini
Head to head on 22 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-4.1 OpenAI | 52.4% | 34.7% | 1.55 | 63.1% | 12.4% | 1417elo | 5.5% | 66.6% | 4.2% | 43.0% | 45.7% | 0.49 | 0.49 | 80.6% | 65.9% | 38.1% | 39.6% | 75.1% | 13.6% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 47.1% | 0.0% | 43.7% | 26.7% | - | 61.5% | - | - | 1.64 | - | - | - | - | 83.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.8% | 91.3% | 32.1% | 32.1% | - | 69.4% | - | - | 50.5% | - | - | 8.57 | - | - | - | 31.1% | 10.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.0% |
| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 0.0% | 46.7% | 1.7 | 60.2% | 100.0% | 1310elo | 27.2% | 68.7% | 5.1% | 45.6% | 54.5% | 1.54 | 1.54 | 77.5% | 66.9% | 36.9% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 14.4% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 31.9% | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | 1.13 | 0.0% | - | -0.15 | 20.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | - | 100.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 66.7% | 56.2 | 0.0% | 88.3% | 60.0% | - | 100.0% | 90.0% | 47.2% | 80.0% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | 43.0% | - | 80.6% | 80.0% | - | 9.0% | 43.0% | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | 39.7% | - | - | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 0.49 | 39.21 | 272.11 | 14.2% | 47.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 OpenAI | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $2.00 | $0.25 |
| Output $/1M | $8.00 | $2.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.500 | $0.025 |
| 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-5 Mini better?
- Across the 22 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 Mini leads on 14 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 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 scores 66.6% and GPT-5 Mini scores 68.7% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 or GPT-5 Mini?
- GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00 per million output tokens against $8.00 for GPT-4.1 - about 4.0x.
- When were GPT-4.1 and GPT-5 Mini released?
- GPT-4.1 was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.
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