Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast offers 983.6K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.1 mini. GPT-4.1 mini is $4.00 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast, released by xAI in November 2025, is a fast-response variant from the Grok 4 family featuring a 2M token context window designed for high-throughput applications. It omits thinking tokens for immediate responses, reducing latency while maintaining strong output quality. Grok 4.1 Fast targets production APIs, real-time assistants, and cost-sensitive applications requiring long-context understanding at high volume.
7 months newer

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14

Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI
2025-11-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GPT-4.1 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
GPT-4.1 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
GPT-4.1 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI