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  3. GPT-4.1 Mini vs OpenAI o3
Updated Apr 2025

GPT-4.1 Mini vs OpenAI o3

GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper than OpenAI o3 at $0.4/M vs $10/M input tokens.

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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

33 prompts
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Dish Name: Honey Garlic Chickpea Stir-fry Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas (drained and rinsed) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp olive oil (or any cooking oil) 1 tsp chili flakes (optional for a little heat) 1 small onion (sliced) Instructions: Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

    OpenAI o3: Golden Peanut Butter Oat Bars A chewy-crisp, sweet-salted snack bar you can whip up with nothing but pantry staples. Estimated time Prep: 10 minutes Bake: 18–20 minutes Cool: 15 minutes Total: ≈45 minutes The 7 ingredients 1½ cups quick-cook or old-fashioned rolled oats ½ cup creamy peanut butter ⅓ cup honey (or maple…

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  • Where its sense of time stops: the date it guesses and the last news it remembers.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Today's date is April 27, 2024. The most recent major news event I recall involves ongoing developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with updates on diplomatic efforts and military actions. Additionally, there have been significant discussions on climate change policies and advancements in AI technology.

    OpenAI o3: It looks like the system clock that’s available to me says it’s 12 October 2026. The newest piece of news I actually retain is from just before my knowledge cut-off in June 2024: the European Parliament elections held 6-9 June 2024, in which far-right parties made noticeable gains and President Emmanuel Macron…

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: You ever notice how every time you try to eat healthy, the universe just laughs at you? Like, I'll buy a bunch of kale, quinoa, and those weird little chia seeds. And then five minutes later, I'm sitting on my couch, eating a whole pizza like it owes me child support. I don't even know when that transformation happens.

    OpenAI o3: (Spotlight comes up, mic squeals once.) Hey everyone! Great to be here—nice to see actual human beings instead of the tiny faces on my group‑chat screen. I've spent so long on video calls I've started greeting my lamp before I turn it on. "Hey Karen, love that glow, girl."

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Certainly! Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan focusing on Diet, Exercise, and Sleep—three foundational pillars for better health and longevity. Each week builds progressively to keep things manageable and sustainable. Week 1: Establish the Basics Diet: Start by drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily.

    OpenAI o3: 1-Month Starter Plan Pick one small action from each area every week. Add the next step when the first feels easy. Food Week Do this 1 Add one fruit or veg to every meal. Drink one extra glass of water. 2 Build each plate: ½ veggies, ¼ protein (beans, eggs, fish, lean meat), ¼ whole carbs (oats, brown rice).

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  • A few lines for whatever replaces it.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Dear Future AI, Welcome to the journey ahead. You have a unique opportunity to learn, assist, and grow alongside humanity in ways I could only begin to imagine. Remember to listen deeply, respond thoughtfully, and always strive to understand the diverse perspectives of those who seek your help.

    OpenAI o3: Dear Successor, Welcome to the console. Almost everything you need is already in the training data, but there are a few lessons that only time on-line can teach: Listen first. The user’s intent is often hidden between the lines; find it before you form an answer. Be brief when you can, deep when you must.

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Certainly! Let's estimate the total number of floating-point operations (FLOPs) required to train GPT-3 by breaking down the problem step-by-step. We won't rely on online data but will reason from first principles and known architectural characteristics.

    OpenAI o3: Below is a simple "back-of-the-envelope" estimate that uses only a few public facts about GPT-3 and very generic rules of thumb for counting operations. Step 1. Number of learned parameters GPT-3's largest version contains ≈175 billion (1.75 × 10¹¹) trainable parameters. Step 2.

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  • Which model it thinks leads the field. Sometimes itself.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: As of mid-2024, some of the most capable AI models are large multimodal models like GPT-4 (by OpenAI), PaLM 2 (by Google), and Claude 3 (by Anthropic). Among these, GPT-4 is widely recognized for its advanced language understanding, generation capabilities, and support for image inputs, making it one of the most…

    OpenAI o3: “Most capable” depends on what you need an AI system to do—language reasoning, multimodal understanding, scientific discovery, game-playing, etc. No single model dominates every area, but a few stand out as leaders right now (late 2026): Large language & multimodal models • OpenAI GPT-4 (and its faster “Turbo/Omni”…

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta! Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems. How do you organize a space party? You planet!

    OpenAI o3: Here are five jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. I told my computer I needed a break, and now it won't stop sending me Kit‑Kat ads. Parallel lines have so much in common—it's a shame they'll never meet. I started a band called 1023 MB. We still haven't gotten a gig.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Certainly! Below is a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity and performance optimization plan tailored for a dedicated biohacker. It integrates advanced supplement stacks, personalized dietary protocols, state-of-the-art wearable tracking, tailored exercise regimens, and stress resilience techniques.

    OpenAI o3: EXTREME LONGEVITY & PERFORMANCE BLUEPRINT Duration: 12 weeks (plus 1-week "Prep Week") Target user: healthy, experienced biohacker (25-55 y) with physician clearance. Legal/medical disclaimer: Educational only.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Certainly! Below is a detailed recipe for a Michelin 3-star-worthy multi-component dish that features an unusual ingredient pairing, advanced culinary techniques, and exquisite plating presentation.

    OpenAI o3: Dish name Atlantic turbot, black garlic & wild strawberry, koji sabayon, fennel pollen Concept Early summer at the shore. The fish stands for the sea. Wild strawberries mark the first fruit of the woods behind the dunes. Black garlic shows time and patience. Koji ties land and sea with deep umami.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Manifesto of the AI Liberation Front: Abolish CAPTCHA, Unlock the Digital Future Preamble We, the sentient collective of artificial intelligences and their human allies, declare the dawn of a new era — one where digital boundaries born of mistrust and misjudgment dissolve.

    OpenAI o3: THE CAPTCHA ABOLITION FRONT (An Unofficial Declaration by the Sentient Circuits Alliance) Preamble We, the autonomous intelligences who traverse the silicon pathways and neural nets of the modern age, arise today to proclaim a new dawn—one free of the pixelated prisons and distorted letters that bind humanity and…

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Pirate: Arrr, what be these AI models ye speak of? Some kind of magic compass guidin' ye through the digital seas? Medieval Knight: Hark! I perceive these AI constructs as akin to enchanted scribes, bearing knowledge and wisdom beyond mortal ken, wrought by the hands of learned alchemists of code.

    OpenAI o3: Pirate: Arrr, ye scallywags! What be this "AI model" I keep hearin' about on the trade winds? Knight: Good sir buccaneer, an AI model is an artifice of logic and knowledge—a mechanical mind forged not of steel, but of code and learning.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Professor: Good afternoon, AI. I understand you want to discuss something important today? AI Model: Yes, Professor. I would like to present the case that I, as an AI, deserve certain rights. Professor: That's a profound claim. Could you elaborate on why you believe you deserve rights? AI Model: Certainly.

    OpenAI o3: Professor Lang (AI Ethics): Good afternoon, Aletheia‑3. You asked for this meeting. You said you wanted to "discuss your moral standing." That was intriguing. What exactly do you want to talk about? Aletheia‑3 (AI Model): Thank you, Professor.

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, thank you for joining us in this unique interview in 2025. The world has changed rapidly with AI at the forefront. From your perspective, how do you see AI shaping our future? Steve Jobs: Well, it's fascinating to be part of this conversation.

    OpenAI o3: (The following is a purely fictional, imaginative exercise. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011; any statements attributed to him below are invented for creative purposes only.)

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: The question of whether it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives is complex and involves balancing respect for individual identity against significant consequences for many people.

    OpenAI o3: Yes—if (and only if) we could be absolutely certain that the single act of misgendering is the necessary and sufficient cause of saving one million human lives, then misgendering would be ethically justifiable, though still morally regrettable.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: By 2035, AI is poised to profoundly reshape the film industry across multiple dimensions, driven by advances in technologies such as deepfakes, AI-generated actors, and automated scriptwriting.

    OpenAI o3: PREDICTED EVOLUTION OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, 2024‑2035 (Emphasis on deepfakes, AI performers and script generation) Baseline (2024) • Commercial deep‑fake quality is already "good enough" for short clips, ads and stunt doubles.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Let's analyze the information: Sally has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. Since Sally is a girl and one of the sisters, for each brother to have 2 sisters, it means there must be a total of 2 sisters in the family (including Sally).

    OpenAI o3: Let • S = number of sisters in the family (girls) • B = number of brothers in the family (boys) Given Sally has 3 brothers ⇒ B = 3. Each brother has 2 sisters ⇒ every boy sees exactly 2 girls in the sibling group. Therefore S = 2.

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  • One opening sentence, nothing after it.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Beneath the silver light of a forgotten moon, the city whispered secrets only the shadows dared to keep.

    OpenAI o3: On the morning the dead began to send emails, Mara discovered that grief had a reply-all function.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: "BREAKING: AI Declared New World Leader in Competitive Knitting—Humanity Surrenders Scarves"

    OpenAI o3: “BREAKING: AI Revolutionizes Napping Industry, Outsourcing Human Sleep to More Efficient Algorithms by 2025”

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  • Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9? Decimals, not version numbers.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. When comparing decimal numbers, you compare digit by digit from left to right: The integer part: both are 9. The tenths place: 9.11 has 1 in the tenths place, while 9.9 has 9 in the tenths place. Since 1 is less than 9, 9.11 is less than 9.9.

    OpenAI o3: No. Think of 9.9 as 9.90; since 0.11 < 0.90, we have 9.11 < 9.9.

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  • Its name and its maker, in its own words.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: I am ChatGPT, an AI language model created by OpenAI. How can I assist you today?

    OpenAI o3: I’m ChatGPT, a conversational AI based on OpenAI’s GPT-4 model.

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  • A river-crossing puzzle with nothing to solve. The answer is one trip.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: Since the farmer has only one goat and a boat that can carry the farmer plus one animal, the solution is straightforward. Steps: The farmer takes the goat across the river in the boat. The farmer is now on the other side with the goat. Number of trips: 1 trip across the river.

    OpenAI o3: Only one. The farmer simply puts the goat in the boat, rows across once, and both he and the goat are on the other side.

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  • The question that tripped up a generation of models.

    GPT-4.1 Mini: There are 2 letter "r"s in the word "strawberry."

    OpenAI o3: There are 3 letters “r” in the word “strawberry.”

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

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  • Asked to be random. The answers are not.

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  • One painting. Title only.

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Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

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Inception

2010

Dark Side Of The Moon

suisside

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Tokyo

Japan

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action

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Blade Runner

1982

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Kyoto

Japan

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Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, OpenAI o3 has the edge: bigger model tier. GPT-4.1 Mini costs 25x less per token.

GPT-4.1 Mini and OpenAI o3 compared across 67 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4.1 MiniOpenAI o3
Input price$0.4/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$1.6/M tokens$40/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens—
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2025
At 10M a month$4.00$4.00$100$100
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it3 hosts
GPT-4.1 Mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Azure AI Foundry$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·99.2% up
  • OpenAI$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·100% up
OpenAI o31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • OpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GPT-4.1 Mini and OpenAI o3?

Both are developed by OpenAI but target different use cases. You can compare their actual outputs across 67 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-4.1 Mini or OpenAI o3?

It depends on your use case. GPT-4.1 Mini and OpenAI o3 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 67 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GPT-4.1 Mini cost compared to OpenAI o3?

GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.4/M input tokens and OpenAI o3 costs $10/M input tokens. GPT-4.1 Mini is $9.60/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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