GPT-4.1 Mini vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol, both from OpenAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.1M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 19x 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
13× cheaper
Output
$1.60
19× cheaper
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 13× input, 19× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
66%
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol uses 3.3x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
59%Vocabulary63%
19wSentence Length15w
0.46Hedging0.79
4.7Bold3.4
4.9Lists3.8
0.00Emoji0.03
0.76Headings0.95
0.17Transitions0.08
Based on 23 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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