Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini leads with 25.7% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 mini is available on 2 providers. Overall, GPT-4.1 mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny was developed as an ultra-efficient vision-language model, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Built to enable multimodal AI on edge devices and mobile applications, it distills vision-language capabilities into a minimal footprint for widespread accessibility.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Mini was created as a smaller, more efficient variant of GPT-4.1, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve applications where speed and cost are priorities while maintaining solid performance, it extends the GPT-4.1 capabilities to resource-conscious deployments.
4 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

GPT-4.1 mini
GPT-4.1 mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

GPT-4.1 mini

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

GPT-4.1 mini
ZeroEval