Data points: 116
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 8 to 92.
Evidence depth
116 data points
Includes 25 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 31 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4.1 Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 8.0 pts | 92.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 6 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed, First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input ImageTextFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-4.1 Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-06-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4.1-mini | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 Mini has these operational advantages: Average speed, First-token latency.
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-4.1 Mini
44.7
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5 leads by 4.7
GPT-5 leads by 9.7
GPT-5 leads by 6.2
GPT-5 leads by 0.6
GPT-5 leads by 11.6
No data
No data
GPT-5 leads by 10.7
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner$0.700/M
Rank #56/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner$1.60/M
Rank #56/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner$0.400/M
Rank #60/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
42.3
Rank #75/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner75.6
Rank #2/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
78.1%
Rank #72/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
66.4%
Rank #127/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
4.6%
Rank #142/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
20.2
Rank #53/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner37.8
Rank #41/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
40.4
Rank #54/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner42.9
Rank #46/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
48.3%
Rank #61/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner40.4%
Rank #64/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5
38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner92.5%
Rank #28/74 · confidence 4
GPT-5
86.1%
Rank #42/74 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
winner43.0%
Rank #32/68 · confidence 4
GPT-5
36.7%
Rank #35/68 · confidence 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
17.5
Rank #80/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner40.7
Rank #20/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
82.0
Rank #32/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner82.1
Rank #31/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
4.6
Rank #82/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner26.5
Rank #39/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
66.4
Rank #81/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner85.4
Rank #45/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
14.8
Rank #83/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner34.7
Rank #48/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
58.7
Rank #50/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner74.2
Rank #32/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
1022.0
Rank #60/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner1209.0
Rank #40/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
38.3
Rank #76/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
1.7
Rank #50/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner25.7
Rank #28/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
0.4
Rank #50/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner28.9
Rank #31/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
508.0
Rank #50/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner1079.0
Rank #31/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4.1 Mini
52.9
Rank #66/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-04-14
GPT-5
winner84.8
Rank #44/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4.1 Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-4.1 Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
155 tests | GPT-4.1 Mini speed / latency 99 tok/s / 2734ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 169 tok/s / 1894ms input / output No data |
20 tests | GPT-4.1 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
15 tests | GPT-4.1 Mini speed / latency 70 tok/s / 1372ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-4.1 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-4.1 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 131 tok/s / 743ms input / output No data |
GPT-4.1 Mini gpt-4.1-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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