OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini
Analysis Summary
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #102 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.400 input and $1.60 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers an exceptionally large context window suited to long-document workflows and supports tool use, function calling, and vision.
Editorial notes
GPT-4.1 Mini from OpenAI offers an impressive balance of capability and cost, with a 1M token context window, strong agentic scores, vision support, and tool calling ā excellent value for businesses needing capable automation at scale.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
GPT-4.1 Mini is a mid-sized model delivering performance competitive with GPT-4o at substantially lower latency and cost. It retains a 1 million token context window and scores 45.1% on hard..
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.40 | $0.000400 |
| Output | $1.60 | $0.001600 |
Live Performance
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