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GPT-4.1vsGPT-5 mini

GPT-5 mini leads 5 of 6 shared benchmarks. GPT-5 mini is 4.4x cheaper per token. GPT-4.1 has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).

Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.

Shared benchmarks
1 – 5
GPT-5 mini leads
Cheaper per token
GPT-5 mini
4.4x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GPT-4.1
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
95.122%
OpenAI
GPT-4.1
OpenAI · released 2025-04-14
textvision
Context
1.0M
Max out
33K
Input /1M
$2
Output /1M
$8
Cached /1M
$0.5
Scores
10 · 8 core
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI · released 2025-08-07
textvision
Context
400K
Max out
128K
Input /1M
$0.25
Output /1M
$2
Cached /1M
$0.025
Scores
9 · 8 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGPT-4.1GPT-5 miniΔEdge
Reported by both · 6
SWE-bench Verified54.6% 71% -16.4 ptGPT-5 mini
GPQA Diamond66.3% 81.6% -15.3 ptGPT-5 mini
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)6% epoch46.7% epoch-40.7 ptGPT-5 mini
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)38.3% epoch86.7% epoch-48.4 ptGPT-5 mini
SimpleQA Verified31.1% epoch21.6% epoch+9.5 ptGPT-4.1
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)48.5% epoch64.7% epoch-16.2 ptGPT-5 mini
Only GPT-4.1 reports · 3
MMLU90.2% not reported
AIME 202448.1% not reported
Video-MME (long, no subtitles)72% not reported
Only GPT-5 mini reports · 2
AIME 2025not reported87.5% matharena
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported12.2% 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 minus GPT-5 mini 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-4.1GPT-5 miniEdge
Context window1.0M tokens400K tokensGPT-4.1
Max output33K tokens128K tokensGPT-5 mini
Input price / 1M$2 $0.25 GPT-5 mini
Output price / 1M$8 $2 GPT-5 mini
Cached input / 1M$0.5 $0.025 GPT-5 mini
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$10$2.25GPT-5 mini
Modalitiestext · visiontext · visionTie
Released2025-04-142025-08-07
Cited benchmark scores109
Reliability

OpenAI status

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