Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4.1
Updated October 19, 2026. Rank says Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the higher public score estimate, 49.61 versus 37.57, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 1
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
- 11
- GPT-4.1 only
- 6
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
Supported: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and GPT-4.1How the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. GPT-4.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Confidence: rate-fallback
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Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-ratesCoding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
GPT-4.1 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
GPT-4.1 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.
Confidence: limitedLong documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
35.8Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite—GPT-4.1
Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8
The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
11 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
1 Shared
6 GPT-4.1 only
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Math
Normalized gap 20.0Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite:25.965%GPT-4.1:5.965%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Knowledge
Like-for-like- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 49.1
- Supported · #86/186
- GPT-4.1
- 35.6
- Supported · #134/186
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 2 vs 2 public rows
- Reading
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads · intervals overlap
Agentic
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 35.6
- Supported · #81/130
- GPT-4.1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 35.8
- Supported · #77/151
- GPT-4.1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 1 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 70.9
- Unranked · 3 rankable rows
- GPT-4.1
- 71.9
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 80.9
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- GPT-4.1
- 54.7
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- Not ranked
- GPT-4.1
- 61.5
- #14/17
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- Not ranked
- GPT-4.1
- 50.3
- #92/148
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 37.8
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- GPT-4.1
- 27.0
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 49.1Supported · #86/186 | 35.6Supported · #134/186 | Like-for-likeBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 2 vs 2 public rows | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads · intervals overlap |
| Agentic | 35.6Supported · #81/130 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | 35.8Supported · #77/151 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 1 public rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 70.9Unranked · 3 rankable rows | 71.9Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 80.9Unranked · 1 rankable row | 54.7Unranked · 1 rankable row | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | 61.5#14/17 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | 50.3#92/148 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 37.8Unranked · 2 rankable rows | 27.0Unranked · 1 rankable row | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- $0.00155
- Fits in one request
- GPT-4.1
- $0.006
- Fits in one request
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- $0.0225
- Fits in one request
- GPT-4.1
- $0.124
- Fits in one request
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- $0.037
- Fits in one request
- GPT-4.1
- $0.52
- Fits in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower modeled cost
GPT-4.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGPT-4.1
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
GPT-4.1
1M
API model ID
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model documentationGPT-4.1
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
$0.03 per 1M cached input tokens
Google Gemini API pricingGPT-4.1
Not published
Documented inputs
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
text, image, video, audio, pdf
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model documentationGPT-4.1
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
GPT-4.1
Not sourced
Provider availability
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Generally Available · Gemini API, Google AI Studio
Google latest Gemini model guideGPT-4.1
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Reasoning
GPT-4.1
Non-Reasoning
Weight access
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Proprietary
GPT-4.1
Proprietary
License
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Proprietary
GPT-4.1
Proprietary
Release date
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
2026-07-21
GPT-4.1
2025-04-14
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the higher public score estimate, 49.61 versus 37.57, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
- Workload cost
- Repository review: $0.0225 vs $0.124. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.037 vs $0.52.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 1M.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the higher public score estimate, 49.61 versus 37.57, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1?
GPT-4.1 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1?
GPT-4.1 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.
Which costs less, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00155 on Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and $0.006 on GPT-4.1; repository review costs $0.0225 and $0.124; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.037 and $0.52. GPT-4.1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1?
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence18 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.0%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
OSWorld-Verified
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite74%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite50.2%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
Gert Labs
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite—GPT-4.125.65%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.0%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite79.0%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite75.0%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Verified
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite—GPT-4.154.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
MRCRv2
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
Knowledge
Multilingual
MMLU-ProX
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite—GPT-4.172.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
IFEval
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite—GPT-4.187.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)
Shared sourceGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite25.965%GPT-4.15.965%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads this result
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite0.000%SourceGPT-4.1—Not directly comparable
18 public results · 1 shared
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Last updated October 19, 2026