GPT-4.1

OpenAI Launches New GPT-4.1 Model Series, Focused on Coding and Instruction Following

Version Overview

1. GPT-4.1

   • Features: This is the flagship model, supporting up to 1 million tokens of context, making it ideal for complex coding and multimodal tasks.
   • Performance: Achieves 54.6% on the SWE-bench benchmark for coding tasks, a 21.4 percentage point improvement over the previous GPT-4o model.

2. GPT-4.1 Mini

   • Features: Delivers performance comparable to GPT-4o but with significant advantages in speed and cost.
   • Performance: Reduces latency by nearly 50% and cost by 83%, making it a cost-effective choice for developers.

3. GPT-4.1 Nano

   • Features: The smallest and fastest variant, optimized for latency-sensitive tasks.
   • Performance: Scores 80.1% on the MMLU benchmark, offering excellent price-performance ratio for lightweight and rapid-response tasks.

Application Scenarios

1. Legal Sector

   • Multi-document Review: GPT-4.1 improves legal document review accuracy by 17% compared to GPT-4o, enabling more efficient processing of complex legal files and quick identification of key information.

2. Financial Analysis

   • Data Processing: GPT-4.1 excels in analyzing large volumes of financial data, supporting complex financial modeling and predictive analytics to assist professionals in making informed decisions.

3. Programming and Development

   • Code Generation: Significant improvements in coding tasks—coding efficiency up by 40%. Developers report that the model generates high-quality code snippets more effectively, reduces error rates, and enhances overall productivity.

4. Multimodal Processing

   • Video and Image Understanding: Capable of interpreting long, subtitle-free videos and answering related questions, GPT-4.1 demonstrates breakthrough performance in multimodal information processing, especially useful in education, training, and content creation.

5. Customer Service & Instant Messaging

   • Low-latency Response: The GPT-4.1 Nano variant is particularly suited for live customer support and messaging applications, delivering a smooth and responsive user experience.

6. Data Analysis & Automation

   • Intelligent System Building: The GPT-4.1 series offers strong support for building intelligent systems and automating workflows, making it highly suitable for enterprise scenarios requiring efficient data processing and analysis.