# GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5.5

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini leads GPT-5.5 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

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

GPT-5.5: $11.25 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-4.1 Mini: closed weights.

GPT-5.5: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in General LLM at #21 against #134.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Reasoning at #25 against #132.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Science at #30 against #99.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Long context at #23 against #131.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Abstraction (ARC) at #7 against #89.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini is ranked #89 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 15, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Apr 28, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).