Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini offers 896.8K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.1. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $0.63 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1, released by DeepSeek in August 2025, is a hybrid large language model with 671 billion total parameters (37 billion active) that unifies the capabilities of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 in a single model. It features a 128K token context window and supports both direct generation and extended reasoning modes selectable via the chat template. DeepSeek-V3.1 targets general-purpose tasks, coding, and complex reasoning under an open MIT license.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a smaller variant from the GPT-4.1 family designed for efficient, cost-effective deployments requiring long-context understanding. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with maintained coding and instruction-following capabilities relative to its size. GPT-4.1 mini targets applications needing a balance between response speed, cost, and capability, such as production APIs with high request volumes.
4 months newer

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-08-21
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.1
GPT-4.1 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
GPT-4.1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.1
GPT-4.1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.1
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI