Intelligence
15
score
GPT-4.1 mini scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average …
vs class avg: 11
OpenAI•Open weights•April 14, 2025
GPT-4.1 mini
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Speed
85.6
output tokens/sec
GPT-4.1 mini generates output at 85.6 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is below …
Latency
1.02s
TTFT
GPT-4.1 mini has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.02s (based on OpenAI's API), which is better …
Input Price
$0.40
/ 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 mini costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.20) and $1. …
Output Price
$1.60
/ 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 mini costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.20) and $1. …
Decision Overview
Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model
Overall verdict
Capable everyday model
Good for routine tasks; route complex reasoning and premium workloads to stronger models.
Best for
- Routine Q&A
- Content summarization
- Classification
- Light coding
- Interactive turn-taking
Weak or unsuitable
- Complex reasoning
- Agentic workflows
- Research-grade analysis
- Predictable high-volume throughput
Routing recommendation
1
Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization
2
Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Cost pressure
Moderate pricing — $0.40 / M input, $1.60 / M output. Costs are manageable, but volume should still be reviewed.
Model-fit matrix
Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.
| Use case | Fit | Reason | Routing note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | Moderate | Intelligence score 15 handles routine reasoning but may struggle with open-ended agentic tasks. | Route simpler sub-tasks here; keep hard reasoning on a stronger model. |
| High-volume chat & customer-facing | Strong | Output speed 85.6 tokens/sec is adequate for chat. | Suitable for chat; monitor latency under concurrent load. |
| Latency-sensitive applications | Strong | TTFT 1.02s — adequate latency for most interactive use cases. | Suitable for real-time; test with your specific workload. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Strong | Output pricing at $1.60 is reasonable for moderate volume. | Suitable for production; review costs as volume grows. |
Cost pressure
MediumPricing is moderate — input $0.40, output $1.60. Costs accumulate at volume but are manageable for valuable tasks.
Cheaper substitutes
- Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization
Route away when
- Predictable high-volume throughput
- Non-critical classification and extraction
Highlights
Key benchmark results at a glance.
Intelligence
Intelligence position
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
GPT-4.1 mini scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 11).
Speed
Speed position
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
GPT-4.1 mini generates output at 85.6 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is below average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 95.5 t/s).
Context, Cost & Pricing
Price/value position
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Pricing is moderate — input $0.40, output $1.60. Costs accumulate at volume but are manageable for valuable tasks.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
AA-Omniscience Index
AA-Omniscience Index (higher is better) measures knowledge reliability and hallucination. It rewards correct answers, penalizes hallucinations, and has no penalty for refusing to answer. Scores range from -100 to 100, where 0 means as many correct as incorrect answers, and negative scores mean more incorrect than correct. · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Speed & Throughput
Output tokens per second and generation throughput.
Output Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Latency & Response Time
Time to first token and end-to-end response latency.
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Seconds to first answer token received · Accounts for reasoning model 'thinking' time · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Latency includes thinking / reasoning time when applicable. Lower is better for interactive use cases.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average decode time (minutes) per task; excludes TTFT and overhead time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Additional Benchmarks
Further benchmark and comparison data.
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average number of output tokens used to run one task in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
GPT-4.1 mini scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 11). GPT-4.1 mini generates output at 85.6 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is below average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 95.5 t/s). GPT-4.1 mini costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.20) and $1.60 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.70), based on OpenAI's API.
GPT-4.1 mini
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- No
- Input modalities
- GPT-4.1 mini supports text and image input.
- Output modalities
- GPT-4.1 mini supports text output.
- Context window
- GPT-4.1 mini has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
- Open weights / source
- No, GPT-4.1 mini is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
- Parameters
- GPT-4.1 mini is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
- Knowledge cutoff
- GPT-4.1 mini has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.
- API availability
- Yes, GPT-4.1 mini is available via API through 2 providers.
Methodology & Provenance
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Frequently Asked Questions
GPT-4.1 mini was released on April 14, 2025.
GPT-4.1 mini was created by OpenAI.
GPT-4.1 mini scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 11).