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OpenAI o4-mini vs GPT-4.1 Mini

Compare OpenAI o4-mini and GPT-4.1 Mini, both from OpenAI, in 1 community votes, gpt-4.1 mini wins 100% of head-to-head duels, tested across 34 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

Which is better, OpenAI o4-mini or GPT-4.1 Mini?

GPT-4.1 Mini is the better choice overall, winning 100% of 1 blind community votes on Rival. OpenAI o4-mini costs $1.1/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for GPT-4.1 Mini. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between OpenAI o4-mini and GPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI o4-mini is made by openai while GPT-4.1 Mini is from openai. On pricing, OpenAI o4-mini costs $1.1/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for GPT-4.1 Mini. In community voting, In 1 community votes, GPT-4.1 Mini wins 100% of head-to-head duels.

In 1 community votes, GPT-4.1 Mini wins 100% of head-to-head duels. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 1+ human preference judgments for this pair.

Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 MiniWinner
OpenAI o4-mini
OpenAI o4-miniRunner-up

Pick GPT-4.1 Mini. In 1 blind votes, GPT-4.1 Mini wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.

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