GPT-4.1 Nano vs GPT-4o-mini

API pricing, context window and capabilities for GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o-mini, side by side. Prices are the cheapest serving route per 1M tokens, verified against LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

GPT-4.1 Nano wins on price, on intelligence and on context window. GPT-4o-mini wins on coding.

Price

GPT-4.1 Nano

Coding

GPT-4o-mini

Intelligence

GPT-4.1 Nano

Context window

GPT-4.1 Nano

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

GPT-4.1 Nano wins

Cheaper input ($0.10 vs $0.15 /1M)
Cheaper output ($0.40 vs $0.60 /1M)
Larger context window (1M vs 131K)
Higher max output (33K vs 16K)

GPT-4o-mini wins

No clear edge on the tracked metrics.

Cheaper overall

GPT-4.1 Nano

$0.10 + $0.40 /1M

Larger context

GPT-4.1 Nano

More providers

Tied

Pricing & specs

cheapest serving route · per 1M tokens

	GPT-4.1 Nano	GPT-4o-mini
Input $/1M	$0.10 best	$0.15
Output $/1M	$0.40 best	$0.60
Context window	1M best	131K
Max output	33K best	16K
Serving providers	5	5
Released	n/a	2024-07-18

Benchmarks

Artificial Analysis indices, side by side

	GPT-4.1 Nano	GPT-4o-mini
Intelligence	9.6 best	6.9
Coding	11.1	11.4 best
GPQA Diamond	51% best	43%
Output speed	155 t/s best	47 t/s
Latency (TTFT)	2.13s best	6.68s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side

GPT-4.1 Nano · route

GPT-4o-mini · route

Input tokens / month

Output tokens / month

GPT-4.1 Nano

via Azure

$0.90

GPT-4o-mini

via Azure

$1.35

Capabilities

feature support, side by side

Feature	GPT-4.1 Nano	GPT-4o-mini
Vision	✓	✓
Tool use	✓	✓
Reasoning	—	—
Audio	—	—
Prompt caching	✓	✓
Structured output	✓	✓
Web search	—	—

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Nano or GPT-4o-mini?

GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper for input ($0.10 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens). GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper for output ($0.40 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens).

What is the context window difference between GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o-mini?

GPT-4.1 Nano has a 1M-token context window and GPT-4o-mini has 131K tokens, so GPT-4.1 Nano can take a larger prompt.

How do GPT-4.1 Nano and GPT-4o-mini compare on benchmarks?

On the tracked Artificial Analysis indices, GPT-4o-mini leads on coding, and GPT-4.1 Nano leads on intelligence.

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