# GPT-4.1 mini vs o4-mini (high)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and o4-mini (high) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-o4-mini-high
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4.1 mini and o4-mini (high) 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.
- o4-mini (high) 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 | o4-mini (high) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 200K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 29.09 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 19.8 (Estimated · #123/143)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o4-mini (high) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 52.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 47.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 31.1 (Supported · #136/169)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o4-mini (high) | 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: 42.8 (#94/124)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o4-mini (high) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- o4-mini (high) public-lane score: 43 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | o4-mini (high) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | 24.828% | o4-mini (high) |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 6.250% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 mini and o4-mini (high)?

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)
- [o4-mini (high) vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-o4-mini-high)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [o4-mini (high) vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-o4-mini-high)

## Explore More

- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [o4-mini (high) profile](/models/o4-mini-high)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)