# GPT-4.1 mini vs o1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and o1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-o1
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick o1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-4.1 mini only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- o1 leads overall 37.48 to 29.09.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 42.8 for GPT-4.1 mini and 84.5 for o1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA in Knowledge, with scores of 64.2% and 75.7%.
- GPT-4.1 mini is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-4.1 mini also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 mini | o1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 200K |
| Overall Score | 29.09 | 37.48 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 4 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | $15.00 / $60.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 19.8 (Estimated · #123/143)
- o1 public-lane score: 30.4 (Estimated · #93/143)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 52.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o1 public-lane score: 67 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 47.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- o1 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: o1
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 31.1 (Supported · #136/169)
- o1 public-lane score: 40.7 (Supported · #96/169)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | 91.8% | o1 |
| GPQA | 64.2% | 75.7% | o1 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 42.8 (#94/124)
- o1 public-lane score: 84.5 (#40/124)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | 92.2% | o1 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- o1 public-lane score: 32.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | 9.310% | o1 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-4.1 mini or o1?

o1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-4.1 mini and o1?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 42.8 for GPT-4.1 mini and 84.5 for o1.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-4.1 mini cover on BenchLM?

GPT-4.1 mini currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does o1 cover on BenchLM?

o1 currently has 4 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [o1 vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-o1)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [o1 vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-o1)

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- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [o1 profile](/models/o1)
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