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Why use GPT-4.1 Mini on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers GPT-4.1 Mini with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.40/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.40
Output / 1M
$1.60
Cache
read $0.10
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],Model ID
openai/gpt-4.1-miniRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-4.1-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-4.1-mini", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-4.1-mini".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.40 | $1.60 |
| Replicate API | $0.40 | $1.60 |
| OpenAI API | $0.40 | $1.60 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.40 | $1.60 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.40 |
| Output tokens | $1.60 |
| Query | $10.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode ExecutionPrompt CachingBatch API
About GPT-4.1 Mini
Fast and efficient small model from OpenAI replacing GPT-4o mini. Released April 2025 alongside GPT-4.1. Shows improvements in instruction-following, coding, and intelligence with a 1 million token context window. Available in ChatGPT for paid users.
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Model Specs
Released2025-04-01
Context1.05m
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-01