GPT-4.1 Mini

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

Rankingin non-thinking mode?

Full ranking →
1MiniCPM5 1B0.92G9v3 3B11.73G9v3 39A5B134Command A+14.25Gemini 4 Argon15.1
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278Ministral 3 14B 251292.5279GPT-4.1 Mini92.7280Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct92.7

Strong at

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Tool calling#108 of 242
C
Agents & work tasks#122 of 175Reasoning#271 of 334Science#206 of 312Long context#187 of 273Knowledge#230 of 318Instructions#166 of 245Vision#97 of 124

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperCommand A+thinkingOpen×6.5-14%$0.30 / $1.50Context: 1M → 128KBetterGPT-6 Lunalow+10%-71%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OOpenMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinking×102.9——Context: 1M → 131K+1CheaperMiniMax M3thinkingOpen×5-25%$0.51Context: 1M → 524K+2CheaperLing 3.0 Flash VLthinkingOpen×4.2-87%$0.06 / $0.18Context: 1M → 262K

History

7 versions
406080100Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Release dateAA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate (lower is better)4.1 · Apr5 · Aug5.4 · Mar
406080100Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Release dateAA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate (lower is better)4.1 · Apr5 · Aug

Benchmarks

in Chat & Knowledge
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈10.2#206
AA Omniscience Index-53.6#231
AA Omniscience · Accuracy20.3#153
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate92.7#279
Humanity's Last Exam5#273
GPQA Diamond66.4#208
AA-LCR (long context) 1.144#189
IFBench (instructions)38.3#167
CritPt (physics)0#180
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?›

#271 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #137 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #102 of 195 in Writing & Language, #97 of 124 in Vision & Documents.

Is GPT-4.1 Mini better than Ministral 3 14B 2512?›

On AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate, GPT-4.1 Mini scores 92.7 vs 92.5 — 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 MiniCPM5 1B.

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?›

Command A+ (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), MiniCPM5 1B (open weights).