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?

Strong at

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Tool calling#108 of 242
C
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
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017unstatedOpen+37%-25%$0.30 / $1.20Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4BetterClaude Fable 5unstated+91%+2,757%$10 / $50POpenHivemind 32B Preview+47%+14%$0.41 / $1.97Context: 1M → 41K+1CheaperGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen+33%-77%$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KCheaperGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen+33%-63%$0.15 / $0.60Context: 1M → 256K

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam5#275
AA Omniscience Index-53.6#233
CritPt (physics)0#182
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈10.2#208
AA Omniscience · Accuracy20.3#155
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate92.7#281
AA-LCR (long context) 1.144#191
GPQA Diamond66.4#208
AIME 2025 · AA archived46.3#91
Coding
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)7.6#139
Terminal-Bench 2.110.1#127
LiveCodeBench · AA archived48.3#92
Agents & Tool Use
GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.10#146
τ³-Banking · AA5.4#116
τ²-bench · AA52.9#110
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)38.3#167
COMET22 averagelab83.6
COMET22 multi-domain Zh-Enlab86.5
COMET22 multi-domain En-Zhlab82.6
COMET22 multi-domain En-Delab81.9
COMET22 multi-domain De-Enlab83.3
COMET22 WMT24lab84.6
Acceptance averagelab93
Acceptance En-Zhlab94
Acceptance Zh-Enlab98
Acceptance Zh-Xlab91.9
Acceptance X-Zhlab89.6
Excellence averagelab80
Excellence En-Zhlab80
Excellence Zh-Enlab90
Excellence Zh-Xlab77
Excellence X-Zhlab73.5
Vision & Documents
MMMU-Pro (vision)58.7#100

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 Gemma 3 27B?›

On EQ-Bench 3, GPT-4.1 Mini scores 1,097.2 vs 1,105.4 — lower.

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 Hivemind 32B Preview.

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?›

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (cheaper), Claude Fable 5 (better), Hivemind 32B Preview (open weights).