gpt-4.1-mini pricing
gpt-4.1-mini costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $9.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is gpt-5-nano at $1.20 per 1M output tokens.
gpt-4.1-mini is priced at $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 150 ms to first token and about 110 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.50 · Output $2.00 · Output/input ratio 4.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $2.50
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $9.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $90.00
Cheaper alternatives to gpt-4.1-mini
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- gpt-4o-mini — $1.50/1M output (25% cheaper)
- glm-5.2 — $1.40/1M output (30% cheaper)
- claude-3-haiku — $1.25/1M output (38% cheaper)
- gpt-5-nano — $1.20/1M output (40% cheaper)
How much are you wasting on gpt-4.1-mini?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does gpt-4.1-mini cost per million tokens?
$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does gpt-4.1-mini cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, gpt-4.1-mini costs about $9.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $90.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to gpt-4.1-mini?
Yes. gpt-4o-mini at $1.50/1M output, glm-5.2 at $1.40/1M output, claude-3-haiku at $1.25/1M output, gpt-5-nano at $1.20/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is gpt-4.1-mini?
Roughly 150 ms to first token and about 110 output tokens per second.