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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

GPT-4.1 mini vs o3-pro

GPT-4.1 mini comes out ahead, 60 to 51 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    OpenAI

    GPT-4.1 mini

    Released Apr 14, 2025

    60/100
    • ECI135.0
    • Price$0.40 / $1.60
    • Context1.05M
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  2. OpenAI

    o3-pro

    Released Jun 10, 2025

    51/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$20.00 / $80.00
    • Context200K
    Full specs Remove o3-pro

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01 — Verdict

GPT-4.1 mini is our pick

GPT-4.1 mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 60/100 against o3-pro (51). It leads on price and context window. o3-pro wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • Capabilityo3-proCapabilities Index (ECI): o3-pro 147.4 · GPT-4.1 mini 135.0
  • Lowest priceGPT-4.1 miniGPT-4.1 mini $0.70 · o3-pro $35.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGPT-4.1 miniGPT-4.1 mini 1,047,576 · o3-pro 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGPT-4.1 miniGPT-4.1 mini: Text, Images, PDFs · o3-pro: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGPT-4.1 minio3-pro
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5975
Price25%570
Inputs & features15%7070
Context window10%6132
Overall100%60/10051/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

GPT-4.1 mini vs o3-pro specifications side by side
SpecificationGPT-4.1 miniOpenAIo3-proOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)135.0147.4 (best)
ECI rank#115 of 148#60 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions65.9%—
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics6.7%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics44.7%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions12.7%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40 (best)$20.00
Output$1.60 (best)$80.00
Cached input$0.10—
Blended (3:1)$0.70 (best)$35.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial OpenAI APIOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window1,047,576 tokens (best)200,000 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens100,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDgpt-4.1-minio3-pro
API providers24 (best)6
ReleasedApr 14, 2025Jun 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2024May 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • GPT-4.1 mini$7.20
  • o3-pro$360.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GPT-4.1 mini or o3-pro?

GPT-4.1 mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 60/100 against o3-pro (51). It leads on price and context window. o3-pro wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 mini or o3-pro?

GPT-4.1 mini is cheaper at $0.40 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). o3-pro costs $20.00 input / $80.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.70 per million tokens for GPT-4.1 mini versus $35.00 for o3-pro (50× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

o3-pro scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): o3-pro 147.4 (#60 of 148) and GPT-4.1 mini 135.0 (#115 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (145.8–149.7 vs 131.2–136.6), so the gap is a real one.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-4.1 mini and o3-pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, o3-pro leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-4.1 mini has the largest context window at 1,047,576 tokens, against 200,000 for o3-pro. Maximum output per response: GPT-4.1 mini up to 32,768, o3-pro up to 100,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GPT-4.1 mini accepts text, images and PDFs; o3-pro accepts text and images. GPT-4.1 mini handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. GPT-4.1 mini and o3-pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

o3-pro is the newest, released Jun 10, 2025. GPT-4.1 mini came out Apr 14, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-4.1 mini Apr 2024, o3-pro May 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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