GPT-4.1 minivsGrok Code Fast 1
GPT-4.1 mini | Grok Code Fast 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins · base tier | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $0.40 | $1.00 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $1.60 | $2.00 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | $0.10 | $0.20 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $0.40Azure | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $1.60Azure | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 23.6% | 70.8% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 14 2025 | Aug 28 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
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Grok Code Fast 1 leads GPT-4.1 mini on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (SWE-Bench Verified). GPT-4.1 mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.40 vs $1.00 per million input tokens, and $1.60 vs $2.00 per million output tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. GPT-4.1 mini shipped 136 days before Grok Code Fast 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.
On SWE-Bench Verified, Grok Code Fast 1 leads at 70.8% vs GPT-4.1 mini at 23.6%.
GPT-4.1 mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.
Grok Code Fast 1 was released by SpaceXAI on Aug 28 2025.
Grok Code Fast 1 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — GPT-4.1 mini 23.6% vs Grok Code Fast 1 70.8%.
GPT-4.1 mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.40 vs $1.00 per million input tokens, and $1.60 vs $2.00 per million output tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. Rates are pay-as-you-go API prices verified on August 18, 2026.