GPT-4.1 Mini

Apr 2025
GPT-4.1 Mini
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$0.40 / $1.60per 1M in / outcache $0.10
172 tok/sfirst token in 0.8 s?
1Mcontext

Rankingin non-thinking mode?

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1Opus 5.561.42Fable 5.159.13Gemini 4 Argon57.14Fable 555.55Sonnet 5.555
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273MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B5.1275GPT-4.1 Mini5276Granite 4.0 Micro5

Strong at

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Tool calling#108 of 242
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Agents & work tasks#146 of 177Reasoning#273 of 336Science#206 of 312Long context#189 of 314Knowledge#232 of 320Instructions#166 of 245Vision#98 of 125

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×9.8-22%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×4-71%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3CheaperMiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking×9.6-63%$0.22No strict JSON+1CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max×8.8-71%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperLing 3.1 Flash 1019×8.7-36%$1.49No image input

History

7 versions
0102030Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateHumanity's Last Exam4o Mini4.1 · Apr5 · Aug5.4 · Mar
0102030Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateHumanity's Last Exam4o Mini4.1 · Apr5 · Aug

Benchmarks

in Chat & Knowledge
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈10.2#208
AA Omniscience Index-53.6#233
AA Omniscience · Accuracy20.3#155
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate92.7#281
Humanity's Last Exam5#275
GPQA Diamond66.4#208
AA-LCR (long context) 1.144#191
IFBench (instructions)38.3#167
CritPt (physics)0#182
AIME 2025 · AA archived46.3#91

FAQ

How much does GPT-4.1 Mini cost?›

$0.40 per 1M input tokens and $1.60 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.10 per 1M.

Is GPT-4.1 Mini free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.40 per 1M input tokens.

How good is GPT-4.1 Mini, and what is it best at?›

#273 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #137 of 239 in Coding, #146 of 177 in Agents & Tool Use, #124 of 197 in Writing & Language, #98 of 125 in Vision & Documents.

Is GPT-4.1 Mini better than MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B?›

On Humanity's Last Exam, GPT-4.1 Mini scores 5 vs 5.1 — about the same.

How can I use GPT-4.1 Mini?›

Through the API of Azure, Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI.

What is the context window of GPT-4.1 Mini?›

1M tokens, with up to 33K output tokens.

When was GPT-4.1 Mini released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-04-14. It has been superseded by GPT-5 Mini.

Is GPT-4.1 Mini open source?›

No, GPT-4.1 Mini is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.

Can GPT-4.1 Mini read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.

What is GPT-4.1 Mini?›

GPT-4.1 Mini is a closed language model from OpenAI, released Apr 2025.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-4.1 Mini?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better).