# Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4.1 mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-4.1 mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gpt-4-1-mini
- Last updated: September 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-4.1 mini.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-4.1 mini do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 56.32 | 33.47 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.40 / $1.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 43.1 (Estimated · #101/153)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37.2 (Estimated · #128/153)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 38.46% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 38.2 (Estimated · #126/152)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.6 (Estimated · #129/152)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 62.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 23.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 37.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 46.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 51.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 51.6 (Estimated · #71/183)
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 34.7 (Supported · #162/183)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 81.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 87.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 64.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.4 (#95/123)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | GPT-4.1 mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 4.483% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-4.1 mini on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gpt-4-1)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)

## Explore More

- [Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite profile](/models/gemini-3-1-flash-lite)
- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)