Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini offers 896.8K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking. GPT-4.1 mini is $0.74 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp (DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking), released by DeepSeek in September 2025, is the experimental preview release of the DeepSeek-V3.2 model featuring 685 billion total parameters and integrated thinking capabilities. It introduced the architecture and training approaches that became the foundation of the final V3.2 release, including thinking in tool-use and hybrid reasoning modes.
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.
5 months newer

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14

DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
2025-09-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
GPT-4.1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI