Model comparison
GPT-4.1 vs Ministral 3 8B
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: GPT-4.1 #111 (Supported); Ministral 3 8B #205 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. GPT-4.1 and Ministral 3 8B share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 20 results are unique to GPT-4.1; 0 to Ministral 3 8B.
Updated July 28, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- GPT-4.1 only
- 20
- Ministral 3 8B only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for GPT-4.1 and Ministral 3 8B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Ministral 3 8B yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.
GPT-4.1 is priced at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.15 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens for Ministral 3 8B. GPT-4.1 has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Ministral 3 8B.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | GPT-4.1 | Ministral 3 8B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | GPT-4.1$2 input / $8 output | Ministral 3 8B$0.15 input / $0.15 output | Ministral 3 8B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | GPT-4.1108 tok/s | Ministral 3 8B182 tok/s | Ministral 3 8B has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | GPT-4.11.02 s | Ministral 3 8B0.52 s | Ministral 3 8B reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | GPT-4.11M | Ministral 3 8B128K | GPT-4.1 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic2 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | Ministral 3 8B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLUSource | 90.2% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | 66.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 19.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 66.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 4.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -36.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 24.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 79.6% | — | Not comparable |
Math2 benchmarks
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare GPT-4.1 and Ministral 3 8B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for GPT-4.1 and Ministral 3 8B today?
GPT-4.1: $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens Ministral 3 8B: $0.15 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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