OpenAI model product
GPT-4.1-mini
1 mini provides a balance between intelligence, speed, and cost.
Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: GPT-4.1 mini
LLMBoard score24.8GPT-4.1 mini
Coverage100%28 benchmark families
Context window1MTokens
Official input price$0.40OpenAI API
GPT-4.1-mini Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- GPT-4.1 mini
- Released
- Apr 14, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- May 31, 2024
- Parameters
- N/A
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 32.8K
- Inputs
- image, pdf, text
- Outputs
- text
- Open weights
- No
- License
- Proprietary
GPT-4.1-mini Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
GPT-4.1-mini Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for GPT-4.1 mini.
| OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 1M | 33.3% | 04 | 5 | 25.0% | C | |
| ComplexFuncBench | 49.3% | 05 | 7 | 33.3% | C | |
| Internal API instruction following (hard) | 45.1% | 05 | 7 | 33.3% | C | |
| OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k | 47.2% | 05 | 9 | 50.0% | C | |
| CharXiv-D | 88.4% | 06 | 16 | 66.7% | C | |
| Graphwalks parents <128k | 60.5% | 06 | 11 | 50.0% | C | |
| Graphwalks parents >128k | 11.0% | 06 | 7 | 16.7% | C | |
| Aider-Polyglot Edit | 31.6% | 08 | 10 | 22.2% | C | |
| Graphwalks BFS <128k | 61.7% | 08 | 11 | 30.0% | C | |
| COLLIE | 54.6% | 09 | 10 | 11.1% | C | |
| MathVista | 73.1% | 09 | 39 | 79.0% | C | |
| Graphwalks BFS >128k | 15.0% | 10 | 11 | 10.0% | C | |
| Multi-IF | 67.0% | 17 | 20 | 15.8% | C | |
| Aider-Polyglot | 34.7% | 19 | 22 | 14.3% | C | |
| TAU-bench Airline | 36.0% | 20 | 23 | 13.6% | C | |
| TAU-bench Retail | 55.8% | 22 | 25 | 12.5% | C | |
| MMLU | 87.5% | 23 | 100 | 77.8% | C | |
| Multi-Challenge | 35.8% | 26 | 29 | 10.7% | C | |
| MMMU | 72.7% | 27 | 63 | 58.1% | C | |
| HMMT 2025 | 35.0% | 31 | 33 | 6.3% | C | |
| CharXiv-R | 56.8% | 38 | 48 | 21.3% | C | |
| MMMLU | 78.5% | 40 | 49 | 18.8% | C | |
| IFEval | 84.1% | 41 | 65 | 37.5% | C | |
| AIME 2024 | 49.6% | 47 | 53 | 11.5% | C | |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 3.7% | 93 | 93 | 0.0% | C | |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 23.6% | 102 | 105 | 2.9% | C | |
| AIME 2025 | 40.2% | 109 | 114 | 4.4% | C | |
| GPQA | 65.0% | 151 | 234 | 35.6% | C |
GPT-4.1-mini Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
| vision style control | overall | 69 | 1202.6 | 40,833 | N/A | |
| vision | overall | 83 | 1182.5 | 40,833 | N/A | |
| text style control | overall | 161 | 1382.8 | 39,419 | N/A | |
| text | overall | 186 | 1340.6 | 39,419 | N/A |
GPT-4.1-mini Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for GPT-4.1 mini. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
| OpenAI | 26.375 tok/s | 5 s | 1M | 32.8K |
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
GPT-4.1-mini Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- $0.40 input, $1.6 output per 1M
- Official provider
- OpenAI
- Lowest third-party
- From $0.40 input, $1.6 output per 1M via Helicone
- Tracked offerings
- 12
| Helicone | gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| Impossibl | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| NanoGPT | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| NEAR AI Cloud | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| Ofox | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| OrcaRouter | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| Kilo Gateway | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| Merge Gateway | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| Vercel AI Gateway | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| OpenRouter | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M | |
| OpenAI | gpt-4.1-mini | global | $0.40 | $1.6 | 1M |
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
GPT-4.1-mini Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
| GPT-4.1 mini | 24.8 | N/A | 1M | 32.8K | No | Proprietary |
What is GPT-4.1-mini?
Key information about GPT-4.1-mini and its available data.
1 mini provides a balance between intelligence, speed, and cost. It's a significant leap in small model performance, even beating GPT-4o in many benchmarks while reducing latency and cost.
Data as of 2026-08-11.
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FAQ
Common questions about GPT-4.1-mini.
When was GPT-4.1-mini released?
GPT-4.1-mini's default version was released on Apr 14, 2025.
How much does GPT-4.1-mini cost?
GPT-4.1-mini's official API price is $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.6 per million output tokens via OpenAI. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.40 input and $1.6 output via Helicone.
Who created GPT-4.1-mini?
GPT-4.1-mini was created by OpenAI.
What is the context window for GPT-4.1-mini?
The default version has a 1M token context window.
Is GPT-4.1-mini open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer GPT-4.1-mini?
12 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
What models should I compare GPT-4.1-mini with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include Llama 4 Maverick, QwQ 32B, Qwen3 VL 8B.