OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini
The OpenAI GPT-4.1 Mini is a language model that supports input in text, image, and file formats, with a context length of 1047576 tokens. It can be used with various tools, but does not support reasoning or structured output. This model's price point is $0.4 per million input tokens and $1.6 per million output tokens. With a blended benchmark score of 35.3 across three independent benchmarks, it may be worth shortlisting for applications where text generation is crucial and budget is limited. However, its performance in specific tasks, such as language translation or natural language understanding, may vary compared to other models on the market.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 29.5 across 5 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-11-01. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 32.4 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 24.4 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 33.3 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 2.8 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 46.3 |
- Model ID
- openai/gpt-4.1-mini
- Vendor
- openai
- Released
- April 2025
- Tokenizer
- GPT
- Input Modalities
- image, text, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 32,768 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.40/M input and $1.60/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.28 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $5.20 |
Strong choice for
Category rankings
Where OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini places across the 2 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #21 | Transcript CleanupWriting · of 25 ranked | 142 |
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Quick answers
- How much does OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini cost?
- $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.60 per million output tokens.
- What is OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini's context window?
- 1,047,576 tokens, roughly 1,571 pages of text in a single request.
- Does OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.