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GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI
Affordable intelligence with 1M context — best cost/performance in the 4.1 family
Input price$0.40 / 1M tokens
Output price$1.60 / 1M tokens
Context window1M tokens
Last updated2026-04-20
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Per request
$0.001200
Daily
$12.00
Monthly
$360.00
per month · 30-day estimate
Yearly
$4,380.00
Tips to reduce cost
- →Use prompt caching to reuse repeated system prompts
- →Trim whitespace and reduce verbose instructions
- →Use a smaller model for classification or routing tasks
- →Batch async requests to get 50% discount (OpenAI/Anthropic)
- →Cache identical requests at the application layer
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About GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 Mini is a mid-range large language model from openai, priced at $0.4/1M input tokens and $1.6/1M output tokens. It is 84% cheaper than the market average and best suited for cost-efficient 1m context tasks. The 1M context window makes it suitable for very long documents, large codebases, and book-length inputs.
For most production workloads, the cost breakdown is dominated by input tokens (system prompts, context, retrieved documents) rather than output. At this price point, GPT-4.1 Mini is a solid choice when balancing quality and cost at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does GPT-4.1 Mini cost per 1,000 tokens?
GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.0004 per 1,000 input tokens and $0.0016 per 1,000 output tokens.
What is GPT-4.1 Mini's context window?
GPT-4.1 Mini supports a context window of 1M tokens, which is suitable for very long documents, large codebases, and extended multi-turn conversations.
How does GPT-4.1 Mini compare to GPT-4o on price?
GPT-4.1 Mini is 84% cheaper than the market average on input tokens. At $0.4/1M input vs $2.50/1M for GPT-4o, the cost difference becomes significant at scale — 10,000 requests/day with 1,000 input tokens each costs $120/month with GPT-4.1 Mini vs $750/month with GPT-4o.