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Model comparison

GPT-4.1 vs o4-mini (high)

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
50.44/100
Margin
1.3pts
← winning
49.19/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-4.1 #111 (Supported); o4-mini (high) #123 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-4.1 and o4-mini (high) share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 18 results are unique to GPT-4.1; 0 to o4-mini (high).

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
2
GPT-4.1 only
18
o4-mini (high) only
0
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick GPT-4.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o4-mini (high) only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GPT-4.1 has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 50.44 versus 49.19. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

o4-mini (high) is the reasoning model in the pair, while GPT-4.1 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-4.1 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for o4-mini (high).

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-4.1 and o4-mini (high)
CategoryGPT-4.1Δo4-mini (high)
MathGPT-4.14.1Margin 16.1o4-mini (high)20.2
CodingGPT-4.154.6MarginNo overlapo4-mini (high)Not measured
KnowledgeGPT-4.166.3MarginNo overlapo4-mini (high)Not measured
Inst. FollowingGPT-4.187.4MarginNo overlapo4-mini (high)Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-4.1B · o4-mini (high)
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 5.517%B 24.828%
    Winner: o4-mini (high)Δ 19.3
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-4.1 scored 5.517%; o4-mini (high) scored 24.828%. o4-mini (high) wins this benchmark.
  2. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 0.000%B 6.250%
    Winner: o4-mini (high)Δ 6.3
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): GPT-4.1 scored 0.000%; o4-mini (high) scored 6.250%. o4-mini (high) wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-4.1$2 input / $8 outputo4-mini (high)Not availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-4.1108 tok/so4-mini (high)161 tok/so4-mini (high) has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-4.11.02 so4-mini (high)21.94 sGPT-4.1 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-4.11Mo4-mini (high)200KGPT-4.1 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
τ²-bench resultsSource 47.1%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 25.65%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 54.6%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 38.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
AA-LCRSource 61.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)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
Matho4-mini (high) wins
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 5.517%24.828%o4-mini (high) leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 0.000%6.250%o4-mini (high) leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 61.2%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1068Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-4.1o4-mini (high)Result
IFEvalSource 87.4%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 43.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-4.1 or o4-mini (high)?

GPT-4.1 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 50.44 to 49.19. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3), where the scores are 5.517% and 24.828%.

Which is better for math, GPT-4.1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 20.2 versus 4.1. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 24, 2026