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GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4o

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

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GPT-4.1

OpenAI

Overall 92
standard
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GPT-4o

OpenAI

Overall 91
fast
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Capability radar

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

CodingReasoningWritingVisionContextValue
GPT-4.1GPT-4o
Comparison of GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4o
MetricGPT-4.1GPT-4o
Input Price / 1M$2.00$2.50
Output Price / 1M$8.00$10.00
Combined Price / 1M$10.00$12.50
Context Window1,047,576128,000
Coding Score9490
Reasoning Score9288
Vision Score9095
AudioYesYes
StreamingYesYes
Function CallingYesYes
Latency Tierstandardfast
Release Date4/14/20255/13/2024

GPT-4.1 — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Massive context
  • Strong coding
  • Competitive pricing

Weaknesses

  • Newer model with evolving tooling

GPT-4o — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Multimodal excellence
  • Strong general reasoning
  • Wide ecosystem

Weaknesses

  • Premium output pricing
  • Knowledge cutoff limits

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

GPT-4.1

GPT-4.1 scores 94 vs 90 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

GPT-4.1

GPT-4.1 leads on writing quality (93 vs 92).

Long Context

GPT-4.1

GPT-4.1 offers 1M tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

GPT-4.1

GPT-4.1 is cheaper at $10.00/M combined vs $12.50/M.

Enterprise Use

GPT-4.1

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

Agent Workflows

GPT-4.1

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