GPT-4.1 Mini API
- Input
- $0.4per 1M tokens
- Output
- $1.6per 1M tokens
- Cached input
- $0.1per 1M tokens
- Context
- 1M
GPT-4.1 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.
Explore GPT-4.1 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses through the unified API. Supported interfaces and current availability are shown below.
- OpenAI-style Chat Completions
- Anthropic-style Messages
- OpenAI-style Responses
Model details
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Max output
- —
- Input
- Text, images
- Output
- Text
- Capabilities
- Vision, Tool calling, Streaming, JSON output
- Interfaces
- OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses
GPT-4.1 Mini API pricing
Per 1M tokens. The Inferray price is what you are charged — no gateway fee is added on top of it.
| Metric | Price |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.4 |
| Cached input | $0.1 |
| Output | $1.6 |
What GPT-4.1 Mini costs for real work
Typical workloads at list price, worked out from the rates above. Nothing is added on top.
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 chat replies | 1,500 tokens in, 400 out, each | $1.24 |
| Summarise a 100-page document | 60K tokens in, 2K out | $0.027 |
| 10M tokens of coding-agent work | 10M tokens: 85% cached input, 12% fresh input, 3% output | $1.81 |
| 1M output tokens | Generated text only | $1.60 |
GPT-4.1 Mini is pay-as-you-go only
GPT-4.1 Mini is not included in Token Plans. Call it from a pay-as-you-go balance at the list price above, with no gateway fee.
Why teams pick it
- GPT-4.1 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.
Call GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 Mini answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4.1-mini",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
]
}'curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4.1-mini",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
]
}'curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4.1-mini",
"input": "Hello"
}'Conversation compaction is also available at POST /v1/responses/compact.
Use GPT-4.1 Mini in your tools
Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to gpt-4.1-mini.
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Questions about this model
- How much does the GPT-4.1 Mini API cost?
- GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.4 per 1M input tokens and $1.6 per 1M output tokens on Inferray, and cached input is $0.1 per 1M. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.
- Is there a free tier for GPT-4.1 Mini?
- No. You add credit and pay GPT-4.1 Mini's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.
- Am I charged for failed requests?
- No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.
- Is GPT-4.1 Mini included in Token Plans?
- No. GPT-4.1 Mini is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.
- Can I use GPT-4.1 Mini in Claude Code?
- Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to gpt-4.1-mini. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.
- Does GPT-4.1 Mini support tool calling and vision?
- GPT-4.1 Mini supports tool calling, image input, JSON output and streaming on Inferray.
- Is it the real GPT-4.1 Mini?
- Yes. A request for gpt-4.1-mini is answered by GPT-4.1 Mini from OpenAI, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.
Prices from the catalog as of November 12, 2026.