# GPT-4.1 vs O3 Mini

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads O3 Mini in 2 of 5 shared categories: Reasoning and Long context.

GPT-4.1: $3.5 per 1M blended tokens.

O3 Mini: $1.9250000000000003 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-4.1: closed weights.

O3 Mini: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini leads GPT-4.1 in General LLM at #7 against #101.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads O3 Mini in Reasoning at #102 against #133.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini leads GPT-4.1 in Science at #76 against #96.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 leads O3 Mini in Long context at #95 against #145.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini leads GPT-4.1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #51 against #85.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Long context (since May 11, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini is a former state-of-the-art holder in Reasoning (since Feb 9, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts); methodology v1.0).