gpt-4.1-mini pricing
gpt-4.1-mini from OpenAI costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $1.60 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.100 per 1M. Context window 1,047,576 tokens.
API id gpt-4.1-mini · OpenAI · source · updated 2026-08-12
$0.400
Input / 1M tokens
$1.60
Output / 1M tokens
$0.100
Cached input / 1M
1M
Context window
What gpt-4.1-mini costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0012 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.02 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.72 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Common questions
- How much does gpt-4.1-mini cost per 1M tokens?
- gpt-4.1-mini costs $0.400 per 1M input tokens and $1.60 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.100 per 1M.
- What is gpt-4.1-mini's context window?
- gpt-4.1-mini accepts up to 1,047,576 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 32,768 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper OpenAI model than gpt-4.1-mini?
- Yes. gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 is $0.300 per 1M input tokens versus $0.400 for gpt-4.1-mini, with a 128,000 token context window.
- Where does this gpt-4.1-mini price come from?
- Directly from OpenAI's published pricing page, re-read every day and normalized to USD per 1,000,000 tokens.