# GPT-4.1 mini vs ZAYA1-8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and ZAYA1-8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-zaya1-8b
- Last updated: September 18, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4.1 mini and ZAYA1-8B share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- ZAYA1-8B 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 | ZAYA1-8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Zyphra |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 33.36 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 11 |
| 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: 37.2 (Estimated · #130/154)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 46.1 (Estimated · #82/154)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 39.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.6 (Estimated · #131/154)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 65.8% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 46.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 51.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #163/184)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 43.6 (Estimated · #120/184)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | 71% | ZAYA1-8B |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 71.0% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 42.8 (#94/124)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 23.5 (#121/124)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | 85.6% | GPT-4.1 mini |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 52.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 71.6% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 59.3% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 32.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 mini and ZAYA1-8B?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, 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)
- [ZAYA1-8B vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-zaya1-8b)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [ZAYA1-8B vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-zaya1-8b)

## Explore More

- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [ZAYA1-8B profile](/models/zaya1-8b)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)