OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)

openai · Released Apr 14, 2025
Intelligence #249 / 699
35.8 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #167 / 701
$0.050 per 1M tokens
Output Price #193 / 701
$0.200 per 1M tokens
Context #88 / 701
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-4.1 Nano is a compact multimodal OpenAI model with text, image, and file input, tool use, and function calling. It supports a 1,047,576-token context window and is listed at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens. No benchmark results are supplied for this batch variant, so it should be evaluated as a low-cost utility rather than assumed to match larger models.

The strongest use cases are classification, routing, metadata generation, extraction, content cleanup, and simple tool-triggering operations. Its low price makes large-scale automation feasible, while the long context can reduce document-splitting overhead. More demanding editorial judgement, complex coding, and nuanced client communication should be handled by a stronger model.

Adopt it for high-volume support tasks and reserve premium models for decisions that require deeper reasoning.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-4.1 Nano offers a 1M token context window, vision, file input, tool use, and function calling at low listed prices. It fits routing and routine automation, but lacks benchmark data for this batch entry.

Rankings consider pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and real-world applicability and are refreshed as new models launch. Feedback?

DFO Verdict

GPT-4.1 Nano offers a 1M token context window, vision, file input, tool use, and function calling at low listed prices. It fits routing and routine automation, but lacks benchmark data for this batch entry.

#249 of 699 overall

How OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) compares

Its 1M-token context window is larger than 87% of the models we list. At $0.05 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 76% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 64% of models #249
Price: cheaper than 76% of models #167
Context: larger than 87% of models #88
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) $0.05 in $0.20 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 $2.00 in $6.00 out
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max $2.00 in $6.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) 1M

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value8.5Content5.8
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

Compare shapes side-by-side →

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.05 $0.000050
Output $0.20 $0.000200

What would OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) cost your business?

Pick the job that looks most like yours, then fine-tune with the sliders. Estimates update live.

A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$0/mo OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)

Full calculator with 701 models → Price Calculator

DFO AI AUTOMATION

These numbers get smaller with the right architecture.

We route routine calls to cheap models and save OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.

Talk to our team

About OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)

For tasks that demand low latency, GPT‑4.1 nano is the fastest and cheapest model in the GPT-4.1 series. It delivers exceptional performance at a small size with its 1 million..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)

How much does OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) cost?

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) has a context window of 1,047,576 tokens (1M).

What can OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) do?

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Nano (batch) is developed by OpenAI and was released on April 14, 2025.

© 2026 Design for Online Ltd. Registered in England and Wales No. 10328553. VAT Registered. Design for Online® and Forerunner® are registered trademarks.