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GPT-4.1 minivsGPT-5
GPT-5 leads 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. GPT-4.1 mini is 5.6x cheaper per token. GPT-4.1 mini has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).
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Shared benchmarks
0 – 4
GPT-5 leads
Cheaper per token
GPT-4.1 mini
5.6x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GPT-4.1 mini
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
94.6309%
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI · released 2025-04-14
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
4 shared · 2 only GPT-4.1 mini · 4 only GPT-5| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 4 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 65% ↗ | 86.2% ↗epoch | -21.2 pt | GPT-5 |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 6.7% ↗epoch | 55.4% ↗epoch | -48.7 pt | GPT-5 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 44.7% ↗epoch | 91.4% ↗epoch | -46.7 pt | GPT-5 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 12.7% ↗epoch | 50.1% ↗epoch | -37.4 pt | GPT-5 |
| Only GPT-4.1 mini reports · 2 | ||||
| MMLU | 87.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| AIME 2024 | 49.6% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only GPT-5 reports · 4 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | not reported | 74.9% ↗ | — | — |
| AIME 2025 | not reported | 94.6% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 22% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 73.6% ↗epoch | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GPT-4.1 mini minus GPT-5 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 400K tokens | GPT-4.1 mini |
| Max output | 33K tokens | 128K tokens | GPT-5 |
| Input price / 1M | $0.4 ↗ | $1.25 ↗ | GPT-4.1 mini |
| Output price / 1M | $1.6 ↗ | $10 ↗ | GPT-4.1 mini |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.1 ↗ | $0.125 ↗ | GPT-4.1 mini |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $2 | $11.25 | GPT-4.1 mini |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2025-04-14 | 2025-08-07 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 7 | 9 | — |
Reliability
OpenAI status
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