GPT-4.1 mini
By OpenAI · released 2025-04-14 (15 months) · snapshot 2026-08-07
- Intelligence index
- 14.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $64.2
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.40 / $1.60
- End-to-end time
- 8.10s
Is GPT-4.1 mini on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-5.6 Luna (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-4.1 mini | OpenAI | 14.80 | $64.2 | 8.10s | 2025-04-14 | ||
| 2 | GPT-5.6 Luna (high) | OpenAI | 47.00 | $55.0 | 13.6s | 2026-07-09 | Frontier | |
| 3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | DeepSeek | 51.80 | $72.0 | 24.9s | 2026-07-31 | 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
None of its 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch.
Closest miss: GPT-4.1 mini, 0.1 points below Mistral Small 3.1 at 2.2× the cost.
Should you use GPT-4.1 mini?
Should you use GPT-4.1 mini?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-5.6 Luna (high) 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?
GPT-5.6 Luna (high) — 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 $64.2 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: GPT-5.6 Luna (high) 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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