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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.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.40
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Output Price
$1.60
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Context Window
1,047,576
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 35.0 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-27. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
Aider Polyglot code editing across languages 32.4
AI Index broad capability composite 16.8
EQ-Bench emotional understanding in dialogue 56.2
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 →

JobTokensCost
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 11 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#5 Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked 133
#8 JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked 134
#8 Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked 130
#8 Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked 128
#8 Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked 135
#10 Meeting NotesBusiness · of 25 ranked 145
#14 CSV / Spreadsheet CleanupData · of 25 ranked 141
#20 Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked 123
#22 OCR / Document ParsingData · of 25 ranked 135
#22 Table Extraction from PDFsData · of 25 ranked 135
#22 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.

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