GPT-4.1 mini
By OpenAI · released 2025-04-14 (15 months) · snapshot 2026-07-17
- Intelligence index
- 14.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $74.7
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.40 / $1.60
- End-to-end time
- 7.65s
Is GPT-4.1 mini on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: MiMo-V2.5-Pro, smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-4.1 mini | OpenAI | 14.80 | $74.7 | 7.65s | 2025-04-14 | ||
| 2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) | DeepSeek | 40.30 | $74.3 | 60.1s | 2026-04-24 | Frontier | |
| 3 | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | Xiaomi | 42.20 | $98.5 | 46.2s | 2026-04-22 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
GPT-4.1 mini today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: gpt-4-1-mini.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the GPT-4.1 mini release did to the frontier on 2025-04-14
1 of 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (GPT-4.1 mini). Impact 0.02, did not move the frontier; 34 releases this past year did.
Should you use GPT-4.1 mini?
Should you use GPT-4.1 mini?
Only when it fits your setup: DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so GPT-4.1 mini is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than GPT-4.1 mini?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does GPT-4.1 mini cost?
$0.40/$1.60 in/out per 1M tokens, and $74.7 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is GPT-4.1 mini on the Pareto frontier?
No: DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where GPT-4.1 mini is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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