Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-4 family optimized for coding, precise instruction following, and long-context tasks. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with improved performance on tool-calling and web development benchmarks compared to GPT-4o. GPT-4.1 targets software development workflows, long-document analysis, and applications requiring accurate, instruction-adherent outputs.
OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Thinking, released by OpenAI in November 2025, is an extended reasoning variant from the GPT-5.1 family that applies chain-of-thought processing to improve accuracy on complex reasoning, mathematics, and coding tasks. It targets analytical workflows where deliberate reasoning over a problem significantly improves output quality.
6 months newer

GPT-4.1
OpenAI
2025-04-14

GPT-5.1 Thinking
OpenAI
2025-11
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-4.1
OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Thinking
GPT-4.1
GPT-5.1 Thinking
GPT-4.1
GPT-5.1 Thinking