Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini offers 732.8K more tokens in context window than o3 mini. GPT-4.1 mini is $3.50 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. 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.
OpenAI
OpenAI o3 mini, released by OpenAI in January 2025, is a compact reasoning model from the o3 family designed for efficient, cost-effective STEM problem-solving. It features a 200K token context window and adjustable chain-of-thought effort settings, allowing developers to trade reasoning depth for speed. o3 mini targets science, mathematics, and coding applications where lower inference cost and faster response times are a priority.
2 months newer

o3 mini
OpenAI
2025-01-31

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
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