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GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-4.1 Mini

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OpenAI · 512k context  |  OpenAI · 1M context

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5 MiniGPT-4.1 Mini
Input / 1M tokens$0.6$0.4
Output / 1M tokens$2.4$1.6
Cached input / 1M$0.3—
Context window512k1M
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI

Cost Calculator

💰 GPT-4.1 Mini saves $180.00/month (33% cheaper)
OGPT-5 Mini
Per request$0.001800
Daily$18.00
Monthly$540.00
Yearly$6,570.00
OGPT-4.1 MiniCHEAPER
Per request$0.001200
Daily$12.00
Monthly$360.00
Yearly$4,380.00
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Choose GPT-5 Mini when…

  • ✓ Supports prompt caching — save up to 90% on repeated prompts
  • ✓ Optimized for: Cost-efficient frontier tasks
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Choose GPT-4.1 Mini when…

  • ✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
  • ✓ 33% cheaper per input token
  • ✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
  • ✓ Larger context window (1M vs 512k) — better for long documents
  • ✓ Optimized for: Cost-efficient 1M context tasks

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