GPT-4.1 Mini
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GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5 Nano
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5 Nano, both from OpenAI, in 6 community votes, gpt-5 nano wins 80% of head-to-head duels, tested across 46 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, GPT-4.1 Mini or GPT-5 Nano?
GPT-5 Nano is the better choice overall, winning 80% of 6 blind community votes on Rival. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5 Nano
GPT-4.1 Mini is made by openai while GPT-5 Nano is from openai. In community voting, In 6 community votes, GPT-5 Nano wins 80% of head-to-head duels.
In 6 community votes, GPT-5 Nano wins 80% of head-to-head duels. GPT-5 Nano leads in Reasoning. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 6+ human preference judgments for this pair.
Reasoning: GPT-5 Nano wins 100% of votes
Our Verdict
GPT-5 NanoWinner
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
Pick GPT-5 Nano. In 6 blind votes, GPT-5 Nano wins 80% of the time. That's not luck.
GPT-5 Nano particularly excels in Reasoning.
Clear winner
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
100%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 470.3x more bold
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-5 Nano
59%Vocabulary59%
19wSentence Length25w
0.46Hedging0.23
4.7Bold0.0
4.9Lists4.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.00
0.17Transitions0.01
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