# GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-5.5 Pro

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-5.5 Pro across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-5-5-pro
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-5.5 Pro share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-4.1 mini has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 34.46 | 63.07 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | $30.00 / $180.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.2 (Estimated · #131/151)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 60.6 (Estimated · #24/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37.1 (Estimated · #153/183)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 46.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 53.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #159/181)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 61.1 (Estimated · #36/181)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.2 (#93/120)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 70.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | 51.000% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| FrontierMath (legacy) | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 39.600% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-5.5 Pro?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)

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