# GPT-4.1 mini vs Laguna M.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and Laguna M.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-laguna-m-1
- 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 Laguna M.1 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.
- Laguna M.1 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 | Laguna M.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Poolside |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 33.82 | 3.93 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37 (Estimated · #127/152)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 23.9 (Estimated · #147/152)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 45.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 34.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.4 (Estimated · #128/151)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 29.7 (Supported · #140/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | 74.6% | Laguna M.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 63.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 49.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 45.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 68.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 57.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

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

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 51.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #162/183)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: 18.6 (Estimated · #182/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 27.0% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 68.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.4 (#95/123)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Laguna M.1 | 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)
- Laguna M.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Laguna M.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 mini and Laguna M.1?

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)
- [Laguna M.1 vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-laguna-m-1)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [Laguna M.1 vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-laguna-m-1)

## Explore More

- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Laguna M.1 profile](/models/laguna-m-1)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)