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GPT-4.1

OpenAI most instruction-following model

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★4.6ratingPricing · FreemiumDeclining
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.6
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The Brief

What GPT-4.1 does

GPT-4.1 is an OpenAI model available through the API, described as a strong non-reasoning model for long-context tasks, instruction following, and tool calling. It is aimed at developers building applications on the OpenAI API. It accepts text and image input with text output and has a 1M-token context window, with support for streaming, function calling, structured outputs, and fine-tuning. Pricing is $2.00 per million input tokens, $0.50 per million cached input tokens, and $8.00 per million output tokens. The page labels the model as deprecated and suggests newer models for complex tasks.

How GPT-4.1 compares with its closest alternatives

2 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as GPT-4.1 does. All 5 offer an API, as GPT-4.1 does. GPT-4.1 was founded in 2024; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2024, 4 of them earlier. GPT-4.1 is based in San Francisco, United States; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in France.

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How GPT-4.1 compares in AI Models

GPT-4.1 has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates GPT-4.1's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

GPT-4.1 compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
GPT-4.1Founded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIDeclining
Claude 3.5 SonnetFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Claude 3.7 SonnetFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Anthropic APIFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
o3 miniFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesAPIHot
Mistral Large 2Founded 2023 · Paris, FranceModerateContestedPaid—NoYesAPIStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in AI Models.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities GPT-4.1 exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text GenerationCode GenerationReasoning
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

GPT-4.1 shows up when builders search for these

instructionlong-contextcoding
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Questions

GPT-4.1: common questions

Is GPT-4.1 free?

GPT-4.1 has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-4.1?

The closest alternatives to GPT-4.1 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Anthropic API, o3 mini, and Mistral Large 2.

Is GPT-4.1 still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists GPT-4.1 as operating at developers.openai.com.

Where is GPT-4.1 based?

GPT-4.1 is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does GPT-4.1 have an API?

Yes. GPT-4.1 offers an API.

Who is GPT-4.1 for?

GPT-4.1 is built for developers and businesses.

How do I sign in to GPT-4.1?

Sign in on GPT-4.1's own website, developers.openai.com. FalcoScan reviews GPT-4.1 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by GPT-4.1 directly.

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