GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5 Pro
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5 Pro, both from OpenAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 400K, tested across 42 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5 Pro has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 75x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
38× cheaper
Output
$1.60
75× cheaper
GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 38× input, 75× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 470.3x more bold
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-5 Pro
59%Vocabulary65%
19wSentence Length15w
0.46Hedging0.32
4.7Bold0.0
4.9Lists2.9
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.00
0.17Transitions0.01
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