GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5.4 Mini
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5.4 Mini, both from OpenAI, in 2 community votes, gpt-4.1 mini wins 100% of head-to-head duels, context windows of 1.0M vs 400K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Reasoning: GPT-4.1 Mini wins 100% of votes
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 MiniWinner
GPT-5.4 MiniRunner-up
Pick GPT-4.1 Mini. In 2 blind votes, GPT-4.1 Mini wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.
GPT-4.1 Mini particularly excels in Reasoning.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
1.9× cheaper
Output
$1.60
2.8× cheaper
GPT-5.4 Mini
Input
$0.75
Output
$4.50
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 1.9× input, 2.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
68%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 4.3x more transitions
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-5.4 Mini
59%Vocabulary54%
19wSentence Length20w
0.46Hedging0.72
4.7Bold6.0
4.9Lists8.3
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings2.11
0.17Transitions0.04
Based on 23 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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