# GPT-4.1 vs MiniCPM5-2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 and MiniCPM5-2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-minicpm5-2b
- Last updated: September 10, 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 and MiniCPM5-2B 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.
- MiniCPM5-2B has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-4.1 has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenBMB |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 42.02 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $8.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 25.65% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 66.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 8.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 41.8 (Estimated · #106/151)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 54.6% | 46.4% | GPT-4.1 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 69.1% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 26.3% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 14.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 8.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 50.2 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 67.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 43.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 39.8 (Supported · #133/183)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 66.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 70.8% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 8.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 70.2% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 40.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 50.5 (#82/123)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 87.4% | 86.7% | GPT-4.1 |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 66.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 28.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniCPM5-2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 | MiniCPM5-2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 5.517% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 0.000% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 86.5% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 86.5% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 63.8% | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 and MiniCPM5-2B?

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 vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [MiniCPM5-2B vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-minicpm5-2b)
- [GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [MiniCPM5-2B vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-minicpm5-2b)

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