Enter opens the highlighted result. Esc closes.

Nova Lite 1.0 vs GPT-4.1 Mini

Updated October 21, 2026. 40 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Nova Lite 1.0 Replace GPT-4.1 Mini
Nova Lite 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
6.7
Output $/M
$0.24
0
GPT-4.1 MiniOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
10.2
Output $/M
$1.60
40
vs boards won of 40 shared

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 6.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ANova Lite 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BGPT-4.1 MiniOpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$1.818 per solved task
Shared results
40
Nova Lite 1.0 only
1
GPT-4.1 Mini only
44
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, GPT-4.1 Mini not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 35.4 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run): Nova Lite 1.0 7.0% against GPT-4.1 Mini 46.3%, 39.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against GPT-4.1 Mini $1.60 per million output tokens, 6.7x apart.
Context window
Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, GPT-4.1 Mini 1.05M.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Lite 1.0BarsGPT-4.1 MiniTies
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math04
Knowledge05
General020
All shared boards040
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured32.4%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured23.9%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured20.2Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured58.2%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)16.7%48.3%GPT-4.1 Mini
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%7.6%GPT-4.1 Mini
WeirdMLNot measured37.6%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Text: coding12391367GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: software and IT12411360GPT-4.1 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
AA Intelligence Index6.710.2GPT-4.1 Mini
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured134.9Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom17.5%52.9%GPT-4.1 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured67.9%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured70.5%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)43.3%66.4%GPT-4.1 Mini
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.3%5.0%GPT-4.1 Mini
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured65.8%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
ARC-AGINot measured3.5%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured0.0%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured1.0%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured7.0%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12201349GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: expert12011338GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12261362GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1182Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1214Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
AIMENot measured49.4%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured88.0%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured87.8%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
AA Math Index7.046.3GPT-4.1 Mini
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%46.3%GPT-4.1 Mini
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured44.7%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured6.7%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MATH level 5Not measured87.3%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Text: math12271343GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: mathematical work12351347GPT-4.1 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
MMLU ProNot measured77.2%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured78.0%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured57.9%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured71.9%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured65.5%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured84.6%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)59.0%78.1%GPT-4.1 Mini
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured12.7%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
MMLU77.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12321328GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12131324GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: legal and government12381343GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: business and finance12191322GPT-4.1 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured997Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured961Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1071Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1034Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured837Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured994Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index020
General benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
IFBench34.1%38.3%GPT-4.1 Mini
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)19.0%44.0%GPT-4.1 Mini
DTBenchNot measured68.8%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMCANot measured21.1%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured44.4%Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Text12291341GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: instruction following12051333GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: creative writing11971299GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Vision9901181GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: English12431356GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: non-English12081318GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: Chinese12251329GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: German12291350GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: Japanese11531290GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: Korean11531298GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: French12381358GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: Spanish12261319GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: Russian12161324GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1326Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11991354GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: longer queries12341344GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: writing and language12111319GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11761300GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Vision: English9991191GPT-4.1 Mini
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1186Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1188Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1182Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: captioningNot measured1174Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1187Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1182Only GPT-4.1 Mini measured
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0GPT-4.1 MiniLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0002Fits in one request
GPT-4.1 Mini$0.0012Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0037Fits in one request
GPT-4.1 Mini$0.025Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.014Fits in one request
GPT-4.1 Mini$0.096Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova Lite 1.0 and GPT-4.1 Mini
SpecificationAmazon Nova Lite 1.0OpenAI GPT-4.1 Mini
MakerAmazonOpenAI
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024April 14, 2025
Context window300K1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.40
Output $/Mtok$0.24$1.60
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computable$1.818
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Lite 1.0 better than GPT-4.1 Mini for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 6.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or GPT-4.1 Mini?

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.40 and $1.60. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-4.1 Mini only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or GPT-4.1 Mini?

GPT-4.1 Mini, with 1.05M tokens against 300K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs GPT-4.1 Mini comparison based on?

40 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Lite 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GPT-4.1 Mini's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

Compare next