Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. GPT-4.1 offers 732.8K more tokens in context window than o4 mini. o4 mini is $4.50 cheaper per million tokens. 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
OpenAI o4 mini, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a compact reasoning model from the o4 family that combines multimodal understanding with efficient chain-of-thought processing. It features a 200K token context window and native image understanding, with strong performance on mathematics and coding benchmarks relative to its inference cost. o4 mini targets cost-sensitive applications requiring both visual reasoning and mathematical accuracy.
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GPT-4.1
OpenAI
2025-04-14

o4 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GPT-4.1
o4 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
GPT-4.1
o4 mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
GPT-4.1
o4 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-4.1
OpenAI
o4 mini
GPT-4.1
o4 mini
GPT-4.1
o4 mini
OpenAI