SummitGovOnline

GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-4o Mini

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

O

GPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI

Overall 85
fast
View model →
O

GPT-4o Mini

OpenAI

Overall 78
fast
View model →

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

CodingReasoningWritingVisionContextValue
GPT-4.1 MiniGPT-4o Mini
Comparison of GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-4o Mini
MetricGPT-4.1 MiniGPT-4o Mini
Input Price / 1M$0.40$0.15
Output Price / 1M$1.60$0.60
Combined Price / 1M$2.00$0.75
Context Window1,047,576128,000
Coding Score8882
Reasoning Score8578
Vision Score8270
AudioYesNo
StreamingYesYes
Function CallingYesYes
Latency Tierfastfast
Release Date4/14/20257/18/2024

GPT-4.1 Mini — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • 1M context at low cost
  • Good coding performance

Weaknesses

  • Not ideal for deepest reasoning tasks

GPT-4o Mini — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Very low cost
  • Fast latency
  • Function calling

Weaknesses

  • Less capable on complex reasoning

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

GPT-4.1 Mini

GPT-4.1 Mini scores 88 vs 82 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

GPT-4.1 Mini

GPT-4.1 Mini leads on writing quality (86 vs 80).

Long Context

GPT-4.1 Mini

GPT-4.1 Mini offers 1M tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini is cheaper at $0.75/M combined vs $2.00/M.

Enterprise Use

GPT-4.1 Mini

GPT-4.1 Mini combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

GPT-4.1 Mini

GPT-4.1 Mini is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.