GPT-4.1 Mini vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 35 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$0.60
2.7× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 2.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
54%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 3.7x more transitions
GPT-4.1 Mini
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
59%Vocabulary63%
19wSentence Length15w
0.46Hedging0.19
4.7Bold5.2
4.9Lists3.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.38
0.17Transitions0.05
Based on 23 + 14 text responses
Research
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