GPT-4.1 vs GPT-5
Compare GPT-4.1 and GPT-5, both from OpenAI, in 4 community votes, gpt-4.1 wins 75% of head-to-head duels, context windows of 1.0M vs 400K, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Reasoning: GPT-4.1 wins 75% of votes
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1Winner
GPT-5Runner-up
Pick GPT-4.1. In 4 blind votes, GPT-4.1 wins 75% of the time. That's not luck.
GPT-4.1 particularly excels in Reasoning.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
1.3× cheaper
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
1.6× cheaper
Output
$10.00
GPT-5 wins input (1.6× cheaper)·GPT-4.1 wins output (1.3× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
48%
GPT-4.1 uses 23.7x more emoji
GPT-4.1
GPT-5
58%Vocabulary65%
19wSentence Length13w
0.38Hedging0.20
9.0Bold0.2
6.1Lists4.6
0.24Emoji0.00
1.01Headings0.16
0.07Transitions0.03
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