GPT-4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)

Compare GPT-4.1 by OpenAI against Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) by Google AI, in 21 community votes, gemini 2.5 pro (i/o edition) wins 63% of head-to-head duels, tested across 35 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

Which is better, GPT-4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)?

Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) is the better choice overall, winning 63% of 21 blind community votes on Rival. GPT-4.1 costs $2/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition). Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between GPT-4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)

GPT-4.1 is made by openai while Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) is from google. On pricing, GPT-4.1 costs $2/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition). In community voting, In 21 community votes, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) wins 63% of head-to-head duels.

In 21 community votes, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) wins 63% of head-to-head duels. Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) leads in Web Design, Image Generation. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 21+ human preference judgments for this pair.

Web Design: Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) wins 57% of votes
Image Generation: Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) wins 80% of votes
Our Verdict
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Pick Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition). In 21 blind votes, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) wins 63% of the time. That's not luck.

Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) particularly excels in Image Generation, Web Design.

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