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GPT-4.1 nanovsGPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. GPT-4.1 nano is 378x cheaper per token. GPT-4.1 nano has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
GPT-5.2 Pro leads
Cheaper per token
GPT-4.1 nano
378x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GPT-4.1 nano
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
95.092%
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 nano
OpenAI · released 2025-04-14
textvision
Context
1.0M
Max out
33K
Input /1M
$0.1
Output /1M
$0.4
Cached /1M
$0.025
Scores
7 · 5 core
GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI · released 2025-12-11
textvision
Context
400K
Max out
128K
Input /1M
$21
Output /1M
$168
Cached /1M
Scores
10 · 6 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoGPT-5.2 ProΔEdge
Reported by both · 1
GPQA Diamond50.3% 93.2% -42.9 ptGPT-5.2 Pro
Only GPT-4.1 nano reports · 5
MMLU80.1% not reported
Aider Polyglot9.8% not reported
AIME 202429.4% not reported
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)28.9% epochnot reported
SimpleQA Verified6% epochnot reported
Only GPT-5.2 Pro reports · 9
AIME 2025not reported100%
Humanity's Last Exam (no tools)not reported36.6%
ARC-AGI-1 (Verified)not reported90.5%
ARC-AGI-2 (Verified)not reported54.2%
BrowseCompnot reported77.9%
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported46% epoch
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported74% epoch
GDPval (wins or ties)not reported74.1%
Humanity's Last Exam (with tools)not reported50%
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 nano minus GPT-5.2 Pro 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

SpecGPT-4.1 nanoGPT-5.2 ProEdge
Context window1.0M tokens400K tokensGPT-4.1 nano
Max output33K tokens128K tokensGPT-5.2 Pro
Input price / 1M$0.1 $21 GPT-4.1 nano
Output price / 1M$0.4 $168 GPT-4.1 nano
Cached input / 1M$0.025
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$0.5$189GPT-4.1 nano
Modalitiestext · visiontext · visionTie
Released2025-04-142025-12-11
Cited benchmark scores710
Reliability

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