OpenAIReleased on Apr 14, 2025

GPT-4.1 nano: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

GPT-4.1 nano is a language model from OpenAI, released in April 2025, with multimodal input, a 1.0M-token context window, and pricing from $0.100/M input and $0.400/M output.

GPT-4.1 nano is OpenAI's fastest and cheapest model available in the GPT-4.1 family. It delivers exceptional performance at a small size with its 1 million token context window. Ideal for tasks like classification or autocompletion.

Input
TextImage
Output
Text

GPT-4.1 nano benchmarks

Rankings

Quality Tracker

GPT-4.1 nano Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

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GPT-4.1 nano pricing

Providers

GPT-4.1 nano starts at $0.100 per million input tokens and $0.400 per million output tokens via OpenAI.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MContext in / outTTFT p50 / p95 sOutput avg / p5 c/sSuccess 7dModalities in / out
OpenAI logoOpenAI
$0.100$0.4001.0M/32.8K
0.52/1.22
434/289
100.00%(15)
/

Cached input is the discounted price for prompt tokens served from a provider cache. TTFT is time to first token. Output is characters per second; p5 is the sustained floor exceeded by 95% of observed requests. Success is calculated from completed versus failed requests over the trailing seven days.

GPT-4.1 nano context window

Input and output token limits for GPT-4.1 nano, plus how it ranks on long-context understanding.

InputOutput
1.0Mtokens
33Ktokens
1.6k pages of text
1.0M
8K128K1M

GPT-4.1 nano API

POST/v1/chat/completions

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

Billed at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens through the LLM Stats gateway.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What is machine learning?"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

GPT-4.1 nano latency

GPT-4.1 nano time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Provider operational metrics

Time to first token, output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic

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GPT-4.1 nano examples

Recent arena outputs from GPT-4.1 nano, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

GPT-4.1 nano license

GPT-4.1 nano is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms, has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024.

License
Proprietary
Hosted access
Knowledge cutoff
May 2024

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

GPT-4.1 nano resources

Official sources for GPT-4.1 nano: api documentation, official playground, official launch post.

GPT-4.1 nano vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to GPT-4.1 nano are Claude 3 Opus, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like GPT-4.1 nano

Models ranked just above and below GPT-4.1 nano by LLM Stats score.

 

Claude 3 Opus

Score pending
 

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Score pending
 

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Score pending
 

Nova Lite

Score pending
 

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Score pending
 

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Score pending

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-4.1 nano.

When was GPT-4.1 nano released?

GPT-4.1 nano was released on April 14, 2025 by OpenAI. This is the official GPT-4.1 nano release date tracked on LLM Stats.

How much does GPT-4.1 nano cost?

GPT-4.1 nano costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens through the LLM Stats API, which works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Across tracked providers, the lowest price is $0.10 per million input tokens via OpenAI.

Is GPT-4.1 nano available via API?

Yes. GPT-4.1 nano is available through the LLM Stats API and works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point your client at the gateway base URL and pass the model name. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created GPT-4.1 nano?

GPT-4.1 nano was created by OpenAI.

What is the license for GPT-4.1 nano?

GPT-4.1 nano is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for GPT-4.1 nano?

GPT-4.1 nano has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024, meaning it was trained on data up to that point and may not know about events after it.

Is GPT-4.1 nano multimodal?

Yes, GPT-4.1 nano is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

What is GPT-4.1 nano latency?

GPT-4.1 nano p95 time to first token is 1.22 seconds via OpenAI over the trailing 7 days. Lower time to first token means the model begins responding sooner for chat, agents and API workloads.

Where can I use GPT-4.1 nano?

GPT-4.1 nano is available through 1 provider including OpenAI.

Where is the GPT-4.1 nano paper or technical report?

GPT-4.1 nano has a paper or technical report available at https://openai.com/index/gpt-4-1/. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare GPT-4.1 nano against?

Common GPT-4.1 nano comparisons include GPT-4.1 nano vs Claude 3 Opus, GPT-4.1 nano vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, GPT-4.1 nano vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.