Head to head
GPT-5 mini vs GPT-4.1
On a blended workload of one million input tokens and three million output tokens, GPT-5 mini is 4.2× cheaper than GPT-4.1.
| GPT-5 mini | GPT-4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Input / MTok | $0.25 | $2 |
| Output / MTok | $2 | $8 |
| Cache read / MTok | $0.025 | $0.5 |
| Context window | — | 1,047,576 |
| Blended 1M in + 3M out | $6.25 | $26.00 |
| Status | ga | ga |