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Bard vs GPT-4.1

Google Bard vs OpenAI GPT-4.1 — side-by-side specs.

Google
Bard
OpenAI
GPT-4.1
Overview
CompanyGoogleOpenAI
Release dateMar 21 2023May 14 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 785 days before GPT-4.1

Which is better: Bard or GPT-4.1?

Bard and GPT-4.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Bard shipped 785 days before GPT-4.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Bard released?
Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.
When was GPT-4.1 released?
GPT-4.1 was released by OpenAI on May 14 2025.

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