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 →
1Fable 5.199.22Opus 5.597.92GPT-6 Astra97.94Gemini 4 Argon97.14GPT-6.1 Sol97.1
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52GPT-5 Nano0.354GPT-4.1 Mini054DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10170

Strong at

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Tool calling#108 of 242
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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
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+66.8-66%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow+2.8-36%$0.01CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5xhigh+64.4-71%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax+61.8-71%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3TCheaperInkling SmallxhighOpen+39.3-9%$0.45 / $1.20Context: 1M → 256K+1

History

7 versions
05101520Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateARC-AGI-2 public evaluation4o Mini4.1 · Apr5 · Aug5.4 · Mar
05101520Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateARC-AGI-2 public evaluation4o Mini4.1 · 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 GPT-4.1?›

On ARC-AGI-2 · public evaluation, GPT-4.1 Mini scores 0 vs 0 — 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 It has been superseded by GPT-5 Mini.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 GLM 5.3 Flash.

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?›

GLM 5.3 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better).