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?

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1Opus 5.51,5192Gemini 4 Argon1,5163Fable 51,5014Opus 4.61,5005Opus 4.71,489
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101GLM 4.6V1,350102GPT-4.1 Mini1,349102DeepSeek V31,349

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
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 63%-22%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 59%-71%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OpenKimi K3maxwins 66%+757%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 62%-66%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 62%-22%$0.43 / $0.87No image input

History

7 versions
1,3001,3501,400Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateArena Text · Creative writing4o Mini4.1 · Apr5 · Aug5.4 · Mar
1,3001,3501,400Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateArena Text · Creative writing4o Mini4.1 · Apr5 · Aug

Benchmarks

in 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

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 DeepSeek V3?›

On Arena Text · creative writing, GPT-4.1 Mini scores 1,349 vs 1,349 — 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 Kimi K3.

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), Kimi K3 (open weights).