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Why use GPT-4.1 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers GPT-4.1 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $2.00/1M 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 across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$8.00
Cache
read $0.50
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-4.1Request 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",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-4.1", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-4.1".
- 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 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Azure OpenAI | — | — |
| OpenAI API | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $2.00 | $8.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $2.00 |
| Output tokens | $8.00 |
| Query | $10.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode ExecutionPrompt CachingBatch API
About GPT-4.1
OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model released April 2025, excelling at coding tasks, precise instruction following, and web development. Outperforms GPT-4o in these areas with a 1 million token context window. Available via API and in ChatGPT for Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users.
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Model Specs
Released2025-04-01
Context1.05m
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-01