# GPT-4.1 mini vs Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-kanana-2-1-3b-instruct
- Last updated: September 10, 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 Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct 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.
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-4.1 mini has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 mini | Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Kakao |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 32K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 33.82 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 3 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37 (Estimated · #127/152)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.4 (Estimated · #128/151)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct | 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)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 51.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #162/183)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.4 (#95/123)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | 77.6% | GPT-4.1 mini |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 34.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 61.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 mini and Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct?

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)
- [Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-kanana-2-1-3b-instruct)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [Kanana-2 1.3B Instruct vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-kanana-2-1-3b-instruct)

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