# GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-4 1106 Preview

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini leads GPT-4 1106 Preview in 1 of 2 shared categories: Science.

GPT-4.1 Mini: $0.7 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-4 1106 Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-4.1 Mini: closed weights.

GPT-4 1106 Preview: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4 1106 Preview leads GPT-4.1 Mini in General LLM at #8 against #134.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini leads GPT-4 1106 Preview in Science at #99 against #148.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini is ranked #89 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 14, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4 1106 Preview is ranked #8 in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).