GPT-4.1 mini — reviews, specs & pricing

Smaller, cheaper version of GPT-4.1 with 1M context.

Summary

GPT-4.1 mini balances cost and capability, offering a 1M token context window at a fraction of GPT-4.1's price. It maintains strong coding and reasoning performance. It's targeted at cost-sensitive production workloads.

Sample use case

Used for chatbots, document processing and coding assistants where cost matters. Good fit for high-throughput agentic pipelines.

Specifications

  • Provider: openai
  • License: closed
  • Context: 1048k tokens
  • Input price: $0.4/M tok
  • Output price: $1.6/M tok
  • Released: 2025-04-14

Pros

  • Long context at low cost
  • Good coding ability
  • Fast

Cons

  • Closed weights
  • Lower ceiling than full GPT-4.1
  • Vision limited vs flagship

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Frequently asked questions

What is GPT-4.1 mini?

GPT-4.1 mini balances cost and capability, offering a 1M token context window at a fraction of GPT-4.1's price. It maintains strong coding and reasoning performance. It's targeted at cost-sensitive production workloads.

How much does GPT-4.1 mini cost?

GPT-4.1 mini costs $0.4 per million input tokens and $1.6 per million output tokens.

Is GPT-4.1 mini open source?

GPT-4.1 mini is released under the closed license.