GPT-4.1 Mini vs OpenAI o4-mini
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini and OpenAI o4-mini, both from OpenAI, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI o4-mini
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
2.8× cheaper
Output
$1.60
2.8× cheaper
OpenAI o4-mini
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 2.8× input, 2.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 470.3x more bold
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI o4-mini
59%Vocabulary73%
19wSentence Length15w
0.46Hedging0.18
4.7Bold0.0
4.9Lists2.1
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.00
0.17Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 10 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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