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GPT-5 Nano vs GPT-4.1

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GPT-5 Nano
Not scored
value score
GPT-4.1
90
value score
GPT-5 Nano ctx
GPT-4.1 ctx
1.0M

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Value · context · multimodal · openness · speed posture

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  • GPT-4.190

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FieldGPT-5 NanoGPT-4.1
DeveloperOpenAIOpenAI
Context1.0M
ModalitiesText, Code, Image
OpennessProprietary Model
Speed
Price$2/1M in · $8/1M out
Value score90
SummaryGPT-5 Nano is OpenAI's smallest and fastest model in the GPT-5 family, optimized for high-throughput, cost-sensitive workloads such as summarization and classification. It trades deep reasoning capability for low latency and minimal cost per token.Long-context GPT for developer workflows.
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