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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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Model
GPT-4.1

OpenAI

52.4%34.7%1.5563.1%12.4%1417elo5.5%66.6%4.2%43.0%45.7%0.490.4980.6%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%1.760.2%100.0%1310elo27.2%68.7%5.1%45.6%54.5%1.541.5477.5%66.9%36.9%59.8%75.2%14.4%86.0%86.0%31.9%---0.0%-1.130.0%--0.1520.0%25.0%40.0%-100.0%18.1%2.8%66.7%56.20.0%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%4.9539.7%--0.0%9.5%0.0%86.1%0.4939.21272.1114.2%47.9%
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AttributeGPT-4.1

OpenAI

GPT-5 Mini

OpenAI

DescriptionGPT-4.1 is an AI model from OpenAI.GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI.
FamilyGPTGPT
Params--
Open weightsclosedclosed
Licenseproprietaryproprietary
Released14 Apr 20257 Aug 2025
Context1,047,576400,000
Input $/1M$2.00$0.25
Output $/1M$8.00$2.00
Cache read $/1M$0.500$0.025
Cache write $/1M--
Speed0 tok/s0 tok/s
Latency0.00 s0.00 s
Modalitiesimage, text, filetext, image, file
Providers--
PublisherOpenAIOpenAI
Reported scores

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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