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Updated Apr 2025

GPT-4.1vsOpenAI o3

GPT-4.1 is cheaper than OpenAI o3 at $2/M vs $10/M input tokens.

GPT-4.1 and OpenAI o3 compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4.1OpenAI o3
Input price$2/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$8/M tokens$40/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens—
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2025
SWE-bench Verified54.6%69.1%
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1
OpenAI o3
OpenAI o3

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GPT-4.1 costs 5.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
5.0× cheaper
Output
$8.00
5.0× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00

GPT-4.1 is cheaper on both: 5.0× input, 5.0× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-4.12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$2.00 in·$8.00 out·1M·99.9% upOpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·1M·99.6% up
OpenAI o31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
44%

GPT-4.1 uses 21.9x more emoji

GPT-4.1
OpenAI o3
58%Vocabulary70%
19wSentence Length14w
0.49Hedging0.27
8.8Bold0.6
5.8Lists2.8
0.22Emoji0.00
1.01Headings0.32
0.10Transitions0.10
Based on 27 + 19 text responses
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