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GPT-4.1 Pricing

OpenAI · openai-gpt-4-1

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Input / 1M tokens

$2.00

Output / 1M tokens

$8.00

Context window

1,047,576 tokens

≈ 1,397 pages of text

Max output

32,768 tokens

What it costs in practice

Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens)$0.0056

1,000 requests / month$5.60/mo 10,000 requests / month$56.00/mo 100,000 requests / month$560.00/mo

Estimate your own workloadOpens the calculator with GPT-4.1 preloaded — adjust volume and token counts there.

Price history

Only one price point recorded so far.

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What it excels at

Handles extended context reasoning and document-scale analysis effectively with a 1M-token window. Supports multimodal inputs for tasks combining text and images.

The business tradeoff

Output token pricing is elevated relative to many alternatives. Access is limited to commercial API with no open weights or self-hosting options.

Cheaper from OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Luna ProOpenAI$0.0004/ typical request GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAI$0.0007/ typical request GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAI$0.0027/ typical request

Same tier from other providers

Claude Fable 5Anthropic$0.032/ typical request Qwen3.7 PlusQwen$0.0009/ typical request Grok 4.3xAI$0.0025/ typical request

Head-to-head

GPT-4.1 vs Claude Fable 5 →GPT-4.1 vs Qwen3.7 Plus →GPT-4.1 vs Grok 4.3 →

Vendor list rates, as of Jun 15, 2026 · source: openrouter · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.