Compare · 2026-10-14
GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4O Mini
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-4O Mini in 1 of 2 shared categories: Science.
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GPT-4.1
It used to be. Was SOTA in Long context.
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GPT-4O Mini
#9 Best recorded rank: #9 in General LLM, as of Oct 14, 2026.
| Category | GPT-4.1 | GPT-4O Mini |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #101 · #101 in General LLM Margin 68.70748299319727 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #9 · #9 in General LLM Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Sep 15, 2024 |
| Reasoning | #102 · #102 in Reasoning Margin 70.54794520547945 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 18, 2024 |
| Math | #39 · #39 in Math Margin 86.66666666666667 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025 | — |
| Science | #96 · #96 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025 | #161 · #161 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 18, 2024 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Sep 27, 2024 |
| Long context | #95 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 64.62585034013605 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Vision | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Factuality | #103 · #103 in Factuality Margin 77.61194029850746 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 18, 2024 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #85 · #85 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 14, 2025 | — |
Price per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1: $3.5 per 1M blended tokens.
GPT-4O Mini: $0.26249999999999996 per 1M blended tokens.
Open weights
GPT-4.1: closed weights.
GPT-4O Mini: closed weights.
Which to pick
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4O Mini leads GPT-4.1 in General LLM at #9 against #101.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-4O Mini in Science at #96 against #161.
GPT-4.1 or GPT-4O Mini?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-4O Mini in 1 of 2 shared categories: Science.
GPT-4.1 or GPT-4O Mini for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4O Mini leads GPT-4.1 in General LLM at #9 against #101.
GPT-4.1 or GPT-4O Mini for Science?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads GPT-4O Mini in Science at #96 against #161.